orthoëpy

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See also: orthoepy and orthœpy

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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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