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or·thog·ra·phy

   [awr-thog-ruh-fee]
noun, plural -phies for 3–5.
1.
the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
2.
the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling.
3.
a method of spelling, as by the use of an alphabet or other system of symbols; spelling.
4.
a system of such symbols: Missionaries provided the first orthography for the language.
5.
an orthographic projection, or an elevation drawn by means of it.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English ortografye < Latin orthographia correct writing, orthogonal projection < Greek orthographía. See ortho-, -graphy
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orthography (ɔːˈθɒɡrəfɪ)
 
—n , pl -phies
1.  a writing system
2.  a.  spelling considered to be correct
 b.  the principles underlying spelling
3.  the study of spelling
4.  orthographic projection
 
or'thographer
 
—n
 
or'thographist
 
—n

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orthography
"correct or proper spelling," c.1450, from M.Fr. orthographie (O.Fr. ortografie, 13c.), from L. orthographia, from Gk. orthos "correct" (see ortho-) + root of graphein "to write."
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