orthography
noun/ɔːˈθɒɡrəfi/
/ɔːrˈθɑːɡrəfi/
[uncountable] (formal)- the system of spelling in a language
- the rules of English orthography
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek orthographia, from orthos ‘correct’ + -graphia ‘writing’.Definitions on the go
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