orthoepy
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1. a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography (noun.cognition)
2. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, |
| definition | : | (language) communication by word of mouth (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | received pronunciation, |
| definition | : | the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting (noun.communication) |
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