What is the meaning of orthoepy?

noun

  • The way a word or a language is customarily spoken.
    • usage: "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
  • A term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography. .
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