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English noun: orthoepy

1. orthoepy (communication) the way a word or a language is customarily spoken


SamplesThe pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners.
That is the correct pronunciation.


Synonymspronunciation


Broader (hypernym)language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication


Narrower (hyponym)Received Pronunciation

2. orthoepy (cognition) a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography


Broader (hypernym)phonemics, phonology









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