orthography
noun [U] /ɔːˈθɒɡ.rə.fi/
/ɔːˈθɑː.ɡrə-/ specializedDefinition
› the accepted way of spelling and writing wordsWriting and typing orthographic /ˌɔː.θəˈɡræf.ɪk/
/ˌɔːr.θə-/ adjective [before noun] Writing and typing orthographically /ˌɔː.θəˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl.i/
/ˌɔːr.θə-/ adverb Writing and typing
/ˌɔːr.θə-/ adjective [before noun] Writing and typing orthographically /ˌɔː.θəˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl.i/
/ˌɔːr.θə-/ adverb Writing and typing (Definition of orthography noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- borrow verb (RECEIVE)
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- ghostwrite verb
- jot sth down phrasal verb
- key sth in phrasal verb
- record verb (STORE INFORMATION)
- speller noun
- take sth down phrasal verb (WRITE)
- touch-type verb
- transcribe verb (RECORD)
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