orthoëpist

A form of orthoepist — 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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Meanings

nounorthoëpist (plural orthoëpists)

plural orthoëpists

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of orthoepist.
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APA

orthoëpist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortho%C3%ABpist

MLA

“orthoëpist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortho%C3%ABpist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthoëpist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortho%C3%ABpist.

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