orthoepist
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See also: orthoëpist
English
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈθəʊɪˌpɪst/, /ˈɔːθəʊˌiːpɪst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɔɹˈθoʊəpɪst/, /ˈɔɹθoʊˌɛpɪst/
Noun
orthoepist (plural orthoepists)
- An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.
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References
- “orthoepist, n. (and adj.).”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. - “orthoepy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
