Orthoëpy
Origin
Emphasizing the word's tetrasyllabic pronunciation (as opposed to the trisyllabic pronunciations of orthoepy also recognized by dictionaries, especially in US English).
Full definition of orthoëpy
Noun
orthoëpy
(uncountable)- Alternative spelling of en
- 1959, Hispanic Review: A Quarterly Journal Devoted to Research in the Hispanic Languages and Literatures, volumes 27–28, page 319 (Department of Romance Languages of the University of Pennsylvania):In other instances in which the evidence from the analysis of the versification was inconclusive, the study of the orthoëpy produced definite results.