What is the meaning of orthoepist?

noun

  • A practitioner of orthoepy (especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely. ).
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APAWordNet. (2010). orthoepist. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/orthoepist/definitions/1231307
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