Orthotactic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to orthotactics. not-comparable

    "An orthotactic rule of thumb that nearly any English-speaking schoolchild has heard is to put 'i' before 'e' except after 'c'."

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"An orthotactic rule of thumb that nearly any English-speaking schoolchild has heard is to put 'i' before 'e' except after 'c'."

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