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orthoepy

UK/ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi//ˈɔɹ.θoʊˌɛ.pi/

orthoepy noun: the study of pronunciation.

Noun

orthoepy (countable and uncountable, plural orthoepies)

  1. The study of pronunciation.
  2. Accepted or customary pronunciation.
    Antonyms:
    cacoepy

orthoepy meaning in Tamil

orthoepy in Tamil

சரியான பலுக்க நிலையியல், பலுக்கலியல், உச்சரிப்பு இயல்

Antonyms of orthoepy

Forms of orthoepy

pluralorthoepies
alternative form (archaic)orthoëpy
alternative form (obsolete)orthoepie
alternative form (obsolete)orthöepy

Origin of orthoepy

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

Words formed from orthoepy

Questions about orthoepy

What does orthoepy mean?
Orthoepy means the study of pronunciation.
What is orthoepy in Tamil?
Orthoepy in Tamil is சரியான பலுக்க நிலையியல், பலுக்கலியல், உச்சரிப்பு இயல். See Orthoepy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orthoepy?
Orthoepy is a noun.
How do you pronounce orthoepy?
Orthoepy is pronounced /ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi/ (UK).
What is the plural of orthoepy?
The plural of orthoepy is orthoepies.

Words near orthoepy in the dictionary

  1. orthoepies
  2. orthoepist
  3. orthoepistic
  4. orthoepistical
  5. orthoepists
  6. orthoepy
  7. orthoericssonite
  8. orthoester
  9. orthoesters
  10. orthoevolution
  11. orthoevolutionary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthoepy (page history and authors); orthoepy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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