orthoepist
See also: orthoëpist
English edit
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- (archaic) orthoëpist
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Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈθəʊɪˌpɪst/, /ˈɔːθəʊˌiːpɪst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɔɹˈθoʊəpɪst/, /ˈɔɹθoʊˌɛpɪst/
Noun edit
orthoepist (plural orthoepists)
- An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.
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- “orthoepist, n. (and adj.).”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2004.
- “orthoepy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.