Meanings
nounorthoëpy (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableArchaic form of orthoepy.
In other instances in which the evidence from the analysis of the versification was inconclusive, the study of the orthoëpy produced definite results.
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
Origin
Emphasizing the word's tetrasyllabic pronunciation (as opposed to the trisyllabic pronunciations of orthoepy also recognized by dictionaries, especially in US English).
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APA
orthoëpy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortho%C3%ABpy
MLA
“orthoëpy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortho%C3%ABpy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthoëpy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortho%C3%ABpy.
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