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orthoepy

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi

Definitions

  1. The study of pronunciation.
  2. Archaic form of orthoepy.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of orthoepy.
  4. Accepted or customary pronunciation.

Equivalents

11 more languages
Italianoortoepia
日本語正音学
한국어정음학
Македонскиправоговор
Polskiortoepia
Portuguêsortoépia
Românăortoepie
Русскийорфоэпия

Examples

“In other instances in which the evidence from the analysis of the versification was inconclusive, the study of the orthoëpy produced definite results.”
“Of what does orthœpy treat?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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