noun 2.customary pronunciation (opposed to
cacoepy ).
Also, Older Use, or·tho·ë·py.
Origin: 1660–70; <
Greek orthoépeia correctness of diction, equivalent to
ortho- ortho- +
epe- (stem of
épos) word +
-ia -y3 Related forms or·tho·e·pist, noun
or·tho·e·pis·tic, adjective
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Orthoepic
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