orthography

  1. Noun.  The study of correct spelling according to established usage.
  2. Noun.  The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words.
  3. Noun.  Spelling; the method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols.
  4. Noun.  (architecture) Orthographic projection; especially its use to draw an elevation, vertical projection etc. of a building.

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