Meaning & use
orthography
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The conventional spelling system of a language, including its rules for how words are written.
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English orthography is notoriously inconsistent, with many words spelled unlike how they sound.
The linguist studied how the orthography of the language changed after the alphabet reform.
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Orthography covers the whole writing system of a language, not just individual spellings, including punctuation and capitalization conventions.
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