orthœpy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Nonstandard use of the ligature œ in place of an oe sequence that represents two vowels pronounced in separate syllables.
Noun[edit]
orthœpy (uncountable)
- (US, rare, obsolete, hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of orthoepy. [19th century]
- 1892, Report, Ohio: Department of Education, page 191:
- Of what does orthœpy treat?