orthoepy
1. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken - the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners - that is the correct pronunciation • Syn: pronunciation • Derivationally related forms: pronounce (for: pronunciation) • Hypernyms: speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication • Hyponyms: Received Pronunciation 2. a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the 'correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to 'correct' orthography • Hypernyms: phonology, phonemics
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