noun, plural or·thog·ra·phies for 3–5.
- the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
- the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling.
- a method of spelling, as by the use of an alphabet or other system of symbols; spelling.
- a system of such symbols: Missionaries provided the first orthography for the language.
- an orthographic projection, or an elevation drawn by means of it.
noun plural -phies
- a writing system
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- spelling considered to be correct
- the principles underlying spelling
- the study of spelling
- orthographic projection
n.“correct or proper spelling,” mid-15c., ortographie, from Middle French orthographie (Old French ortografie, 13c.), from Latin orthographia, from Greek orthographia “correct writing,” from orthos “correct” (see ortho-) + root of graphein “to write” (see -graphy). Related: Orthographer.