orthoepist

English

/ɔːˈθəʊɪˌpɪst/, /ɔɹˈθoʊəpɪst/

noun
Definitions
  • An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.

Etymology

Suffix from English orthoepy.

Origin

English

orthoepy

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