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(1) Correct spelling. (2) The part of grammar which deals with spelling. |
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Etymology - The term derives from the Greek orthos, correct + graphein, to write. |
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Oxford English Dictionary - The term's first citation in sense (2) above is from 1588: "Orthographie … teacheth with what letters euery syllable and word must be written, and with what points the sentence and parts thereof must be distinguished. … Which expressing and skill of the hand, belongeth properly to the Arte of Painting, and not vnto Grammar." (W. Kempe Educ. Children sig. F 3v ) |
