orthography : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: orthography	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for orthography
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orthography n a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols Synonym(s): orthography, writing system
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orthography \Orthog"raphy\, n. [OE. ortographie, OF. orthographie, L. orthographia, Gr. [?], fr. [?] writing correctly; 'orqo`s right + gra`fein to write. See {Ortho-}, and {Graphic}.] 1. The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious. When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but is hardened into orthography. --Earle. 2. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly. 3. A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation or a vertical section.