• 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)
    1. 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.

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