orthography — correct or proper spelling, mid 15c., from M.Fr. orthographie (O.Fr. ortografie, 13c.), from L. orthographia, from Gk. orthos correct (see ORTHO (Cf. ortho )) + root of graphein to write (see GRAPHY (Cf. graphy)) … Etymology dictionary
orthography — ► NOUN (pl. orthographies) ▪ the conventional spelling system of a language. DERIVATIVES orthographic adjective … English terms dictionary
orthography — [ôr thäg′rə fē] n. pl. orthographies [ME ortografye < MFr ortographie < L orthographia < Gr: see ORTHO & GRAPHY] 1. spelling in accord with accepted usage 2. any style or method of spelling 3. spelling as a subject for study 4 … English World dictionary
Orthography — This article is about a standardized way of using a specific writing system. For the type of projection, see Orthographic projection. The orthography of a language specifies a standardized way of using a specific writing system (script) to write… … Wikipedia
orthography — /awr thog reuh fee/, n., pl. orthographies for 3 5. 1. the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling. 2. the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling. 3. a method of spelling, as … Universalium
orthography — Орфография (Orthography) Правописание, система правил, определяющих единообразие способов передачи речи (слов и грамматических правил) на письме … Шрифтовая терминология
orthography — n. (pl. ies) 1 a correct or conventional spelling. b spelling with reference to its correctness (dreadful orthography). c the study or science of spelling. 2 a perspective projection used in maps and elevations in which the projection lines are… … Useful english dictionary
Orthography for languages of Guinea (pre-1985) — Following independence, the government of Guinea adopted rules of transcription for the languages of Guinea based on the 26 letter Latin alphabet. This included use of various digraphs for sounds not represented in European languages.This system… … Wikipedia
orthography — noun Etymology: Middle English ortografie, from Anglo French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth + graphein to write more at carve Date: 15th century 1. a. the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage b … New Collegiate Dictionary
orthography — См. ortografìa … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
