Orthographically

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Regarding or relating to orthography (the way in which languages, usually natural languages, are written). not-comparable

    "Although it is possible to represent this phonetic distinction orthographically, such representation is not emically realized."

  2. 2
    According to standardized or formally accepted orthography: using proper spelling, and (more strictly) proper spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and italics. not-comparable

    "stylings that are orthographically valid (acceptable), albeit not preferable"

  3. 3
    Using an orthographic projection (a way of showing three-dimensional objects in two-dimensional engineering drawings). not-comparable

    "To represent an internal feature orthographically, dashed lines are used instead of solid ones."

Example

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"Although it is possible to represent this phonetic distinction orthographically, such representation is not emically realized."

Etymology

From orthographical + -ly.

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