orthography
/ɔːˈθɒɡrəfi/noun
उच्चारण ऑर्थॉग्रफ़ी
वर्तनी-विज्ञान, शुद्ध वर्तनी
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[U] formal
the system of spelling in a language; correct spelling
वर्तनी-विज्ञान, शुद्ध वर्तनी
- English orthography is often irregular.
- The orthography of Hindi is far more regular than that of English.
- Spelling reform tries to simplify English orthography.
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- The two writers follow different orthography for the same word.
- Orthography matters in exams, where a wrong letter can lose marks.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
or·thog·ra·phy
⌂Word origin and word building
Ortho- means correct or straight (orthodox, orthodontics), -graphy means writing.
Ortho- का अर्थ सही या सीधा (orthodox, orthodontics), -graphy का अर्थ लेखन।
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: the study of correct spelling is orthography; beautiful handwriting calligraphy; the study of handwriting graphology; the study of sounds phonetics; the study of word origins etymology; the study of meaning semantics.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: सही वर्तनी का अध्ययन orthography; सुंदर लिखावट calligraphy; लिखावट का अध्ययन graphology; ध्वनियों का अध्ययन phonetics; शब्दों की उत्पत्ति का अध्ययन etymology; अर्थ का अध्ययन semantics।