orthoepy

noun

or·tho·epy ˈȯr-thə-ˌwe-pē

ȯr-ˈthō-ə-pē

: the customary pronunciation of a language

: the study of the pronunciation of a language

orthoepic

ˌȯr-thə-ˈwe-pik

adjective

orthoepically

ˌȯr-thə-ˈwe-pi-k(ə-)lē

adverb

orthoepist

ˈȯr-thə-ˌwe-pist

ȯr-ˈthō-ə-pist

noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin orthoepia, from Greek orthoepeia, from orth- + epos word — more at voice

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of orthoepy was in 1640

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