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Noun: orthography  or'thó-gru-fee
  1. A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
    "The Latin alphabet is the orthography used for English";
    - writing system
     
  2. The study of spelling
    "The linguist specialized in the orthography of ancient languages"

Derived forms: orthographies

Type of: writing

Encyclopedia: Orthography