Orthoepical

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of orthoepic. not-comparable

    "One Sunday afternoon a friendly orthoepical difference of this nature arose even as Mrs. Maper sat in her palatial drawing room waiting for callers, and they repaired to the library, Mrs. Maper arguing the point with loud good humour."

Example

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"One Sunday afternoon a friendly orthoepical difference of this nature arose even as Mrs. Maper sat in her palatial drawing room waiting for callers, and they repaired to the library, Mrs. Maper arguing the point with loud good humour."

Etymology

From orthoepy + -ical.

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