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orthoëpy

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See also: orthoepy and orthœpy

English

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Etymology

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Emphasizing the word's tetrasyllabic pronunciation (as opposed to the trisyllabic pronunciations of orthoepy also recognized by dictionaries, especially in US English).

Noun

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orthoëpy (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of orthoepy
    • 1959, Hispanic Review: A Quarterly Journal Devoted to Research in the Hispanic Languages and Literatures, volumes 27-28, Department of Romance Languages of the University of Pennsylvania, page 319:
      In other instances in which the evidence from the analysis of the versification was inconclusive, the study of the orthoëpy produced definite results.

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