Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Orthography \Or*thog"ra*phy\, n. [OE. ortographie, OF.
orthographie, L. orthographia, Gr. ?, fr. ? writing
correctly; 'orqo`s right + gra`fein to write. See {Ortho-},
and {Graphic}.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation,
but is hardened into orthography. --Earle.
[1913 Webster]
2. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of
the art of spelling words correctly.
[1913 Webster]
3. A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation
or a vertical section.
[1913 Webster]
4. The method of spelling the words of a particular language;
the system of symbols used for writing a language.
[PJC]
5. The branch of linguistics concerned with how languages are
written.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orthography
n 1: a method of representing the sounds of a language by
written or printed symbols [syn: {orthography}, {writing
system}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
