orthography

1. (countable)A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.

   Orthographie, Orthografie

   орфогра́фияorfográfija

   a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

2. (countable)A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.

   Rechtschreibung, Schreibweise

3. (uncountable)The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.

   Rechtschreibkunde

   орфогра́фияorfográfija, правописа́ниеpravopisánije, спе́ллингspélling

4. (uncountable)Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

   Orthografie, Rechtschreibung, Orthographie

   орфогра́фияorfográfija, правописа́ниеpravopisánije, спе́ллингspélling

   право́писpravópys, орфогра́фіяorfohráfija, ортогра́фіяortohráfija

5. (countable)A form of projection used to represent three-dimensional objects in two dimensions, in which all the projection lines are orthogonal or perpendicular to the projection plane; an orthographic projection, especially when used to draw an elevation, vertical projection, etc., of a building; also (obsolete) a drawing made in this way.

6. (countable, obsolete)Synonym of orthographer (“someone knowledgeable in spelling rules”).

1. The language has no standard orthography.

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2. French orthography is more consistent than English.

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3. Why does the language have such a strange orthography?

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4. English has an odd phonology and an odd orthography.

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5. My grandfather sometimes writes in the old kana orthography.

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