Dictionary entry

Orthoëpy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Or″tho‐ë‐py (–py̆; 277), n. [Gr. ορθοἔπεια; ορθὄσ right + ἔποσ a word: cf. F. orthoépie. See Ortho-, and Epic.] The art of uttering words correctly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.