orthoepy

noun

a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography

the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

Roots

orthosorth- · Greek · correct eposoep- · Greek · word, speech ia-y · Greek · state, quality

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