orthoëpy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: or=tho=ep=y

OXFORD DICTIONARY

orthoëpy, n. the scientific study of the correct pronunciation of words.

Derivative

orthoepic adj. orthoepist n.

Etymology

Gk orthoepeia correct speech (as ORTHO-, epos word)

ROGET THESAURUS

orthoëpy

Voice

N voice, vocality, organ, lungs, bellows, good voice, fine voice, powerful voice, musical voice, intonation, tone of voice, vocalization, cry, strain, utterance, prolation, exclamation, ejaculation, vociferation, ecphonesis, enunciation, articulation, articulate sound, distinctness, clearness, of articulation, stage whisper, delivery, accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, broad accent, strong accent, pure accent, native accent, foreign accent, pronunciation, homonym, orthoepy, cacoepy, euphony, gastriloquism, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, polyphonism, polyphonist, phonology, vocal, phonetic, oral, ejaculatory, articulate, distinct, stertorous, euphonious, how sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman, the organ of the soul, thy voice is a celestial melody.