Heterographic

Heterographic
Heterographic Het`er*o*graph"ic, a. [See {Heterography}.] Employing the same letters to represent different sounds in different words or syllables; -- said of methods of spelling; as, the ordinary English orthography is heterographic. [1913 Webster]

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  • heterography — [het΄ər äg′rə fē] n. [ HETERO + GRAPHY] 1. spelling that differs from current standard usage 2. spelling, as in modern English, in which a given letter or combination of letters does not always represent the same sound heterographic [het΄ər ə… …   English World dictionary

  • homographic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|grafik adjective Etymology: hom + graphic 1. : of, relating to, or consisting of a homograph 2. : employing a single and separate character to represent each sound : phonetic opposed to heterographic …   Useful english dictionary

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