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Meanings of orthography in English

Portuguese
ortografia
Catalan
ortografia
Spanish
ortografía

A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols.

        ortografia
        Usage of orthography in English
        1
        It was all in the spirit of fun and of course, orthography.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The new generation is more proficient in video games than in orthography.
        The Civilization of Illiteracy
        3
        If one is deficient in orthography, the composition will betray this fault.
        The Arena, Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891
        4
        Some of the scholars really shouted at this new style of orthography.
        The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat Got His learning
        5
        They wrote spontaneously, and often with reckless disregard of grammar and orthography.
        The Women of the French Salons
        6
        But no one discovered that any liberties had been taken with orthography.
        Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
        7
        This was, most likely, the true orthography of the Indian adventurer's name.
        The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan
        8
        Why else should he question me about the orthography of that name?
        Charlotte's Inheritance
        9
        He read it through, thinking how admirably consistent were the style and orthography.
        Lucky Jim
        10
        A word as to the orthography of the names and places.
        With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
        11
        In the following extracts, this word appears under a different orthography.
        A Collection of College Words and Customs
        12
        The trouble with him is that he attacked orthography at the wrong end.
        Mark Twain's Speeches
        13
        Borrowings from other languages have added to the uncertainties of orthography and gender.
        Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of the Lake St. John Country
        14
        The pillars of state of English orthography at least seemed destined to totter.
        Emmy Lou: Her Book and Heart
        15
        This non-Bonaparte orthography touched the King and he began to smile.
        Les Misérables
        16
        Orthodoxy and orthography are by no means inseparable, as the following letter proves.
        The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 08, August, 1888
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        Translations for orthography
        Portuguese
        ortografia
        Catalan
        ortografia
        Orthography through the time
        Orthography across language varieties
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