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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
  • n. The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words.
  • n. A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The study of correct spelling according to established usage.
  • n. The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words.
  • n. Spelling; the method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols.
  • n. Orthographic projection; especially its use to draw an elevation, vertical projection etc. of a building.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling.
  • n. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly.
  • n. A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation or a vertical section.
  • n. The method of spelling the words of a particular language; the system of symbols used for writing a language.
  • n. The branch of linguistics concerned with how languages are written.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; the way in which words are customarily written; spelling: as, the orthography of a word.
  • n. In the following passage it is used erroneously, in burlesque:
  • n. The branch of language-study which treats of the nature and properties of letters, and of the art of writing words correctly.
  • n. In musical notation, the art or practice of representing tones and effects by the proper characters, according to accepted usage.
  • n. In draftsmanship, a geometrical representation of an elevation or section of a building; a sectional view of a fortress or the like.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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