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Pronunciation / Transliteration: oʁ.tu.ɡɾaˈfi.a
"O acordo ortográfico unificou a ortografia da língua portuguesa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The conventional spelling system of a language.
"The orthography of English is notoriously complex due to its historical influences." - 2
The study of spelling and proper writing conventions.
"Scholars of orthography study how writing systems adapt to phonetic shifts over time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'orthographia', originating from Greek 'orthographia', combining 'orthos' meaning 'correct or straight' and 'graphein' meaning 'to write'. It entered English in the late 15th century to denote the normative system of writing a language correctly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Orthography" is said worldwide
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orthographe
Transliteration: ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁaf
"L'orthographe française comporte de nombreuses exceptions."
Rechtschreibung
Transliteration: ˈʁɛçtˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ
"Die deutsche Rechtschreibung wurde mehrfach reformiert."
ortografia
Transliteration: oɾ.to.ɡɾaˈfi.a
"Un buon dizionario aiuta a migliorare l'ortografia."
ortografía
Transliteration: oɾ.toˈɣɾa.fja
"La ortografía española es predominantemente fonética."
ortografia
Transliteration: oʁ.tu.ɡɾaˈfi.a
"O acordo ortográfico unificou a ortografia da língua portuguesa."
वर्तनी
Transliteration: vartani
"हिंदी भाषा में वर्तनी का विशेष महत्व है।"
正字法
Transliteration: zhèng zì fǎ
"拼音文字的正字法规则通常很复杂。"
정서법
Transliteration: jeongseobbeop
"한글 맞춤법은 표준어 규정에 따른 정서법을 따른다."
正書法
Transliteration: seishohō
"日本語の正書法には漢字と仮名が含まれる。"
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