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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OR'THOEPY, n. [Gr. right, and word, or to speak.]
The art of uttering words with propriety; a correct pronunciation of words.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" [syn: pronunciation, orthoepy]
2: a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin orthoepia, from Greek orthoepeia, from orth- + epos word — more at voice Date: 1668 1. the customary pronunciation of a language 2. the study of the pronunciation of a language • orthoepic adjective • orthoepically adverb • orthoepist noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the scientific study of the correct pronunciation of words. Derivatives: orthoepic adj. orthoepist n. Etymology: Gk orthoepeia correct speech (as ORTHO-, epos word)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Orthoepy Or"tho*["e]*py, n. [Gr. ?; 'orqo`s right + ? a word: cf. F. ortho['e]pie. See Ortho-, and Epic.] The art of uttering words correctly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.