Orthoepy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  orthoepy \or"tho*e*py\ ([^o]r"th[-o]*[-e]*p[y^]; 277), n. [Gr.
     'orqoe`peia; 'orqo`s right + 'e`pos a word: cf. F.
     ortho['e]pie. See {Ortho-}, and {Epic}.]
     The art of uttering words correctly; a correct pronunciation
     of words; also, mode of pronunciation.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  orthoepy
       n 1: the way a word or a language is customarily  spoken; "the
            pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners";
            "that is the correct pronunciation" [syn: {pronunciation}]
       2: a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt
          with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation
          to `correct' orthography