2. Noun. (plural of orthoëpist) ¹
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Definition of Orthoepists
1. orthoepist [n] - See also: orthoepist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthoepists
Literary usage of Orthoepists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and Wrong by Alfred Ayres (1882)
"The first is the marking of a large majority of the orthoepists. e-ner'vate.
The only authority for saying &n'er-vate is popular usage; ..."
2. The Orthoëpist: A Pronouncing Manual Containing about Three Thousand Five by Alfred Ayres, Thomas Embley Osmun (1880)
"This is the marking of all the orthoepists except Webster, who gives the preference
to se-llb'a-se. ..."
3. The Standard of Pronunciation in English by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury (1904)
"In so doing, they were in accord with the general practice of the orthoepists of
the time. Indeed, the only early authorization I have personally chanced to ..."
4. On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to Shakespeare and by Alexander John Ellis, Francis James Child, William Salesbury, Alexander Barclay, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Johan Winkler (1875)
"In the next, two American orthoepists will be considered. These are especially
interesting, because the pronunciation preserved in New England is older than ..."
5. The Discovery of the Science of Languages: In which are Shown the Real by Morgan Peter Kavanagh (1844)
"... in exactly the same manner; and we can also correct a very erroneous opinion,
which French orthoepists have entertained respecting these syllables. ..."
6. A Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged from the American Dictionary by Noah Webster (1851)
"This, according lo all the later orthoepists, is a departure from true English
usage. ask, pass, waft, path, pant, &c., the sound is;give a slight softening ..."
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