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orthographical

orthographical adjective: of, or relating to orthography or spelling.

Adjective

orthographical (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to orthography or spelling.
    • Such citations are given to demonstrate a particular orthographical form occurring at a certain date.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 492
  2. Spelled correctly.
  3. Orthographic.

Origin of orthographical

From ortho- + -graphical or orthography + -ical.

Words formed from orthographical

Questions about orthographical

What does orthographical mean?
Orthographical means of, or relating to orthography or spelling.
What part of speech is orthographical?
Orthographical is an adjective.

Words near orthographical in the dictionary

  1. orthographic neighbors
  2. orthographic neighbour
  3. orthographic neighbourhood
  4. orthographic neighbourhoods
  5. orthographic neighbours
  6. orthographical
  7. orthographically
  8. orthographick
  9. orthographied
  10. orthographies
  11. orthographise

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