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- noun Plural form of
orthoepist .
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Examples
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The orthoepists Peter Levins (1570) and Elisha Coles (late 17th cent.) both include the word among those which have unstressed -y, and Johnson (1755), W.
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Several of the orthoepists comment about new and old-fashioned pronunciations, for instance.
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So there you have it: those who dutifully obey the dicta of modern orthoepists of the Safire variety should immediately cease using the barbarous pronunciation that has so unfortunately overtaken the word one.
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For these words we refer all whom it may concern to the dictionaries of the best orthoepists, by which they will be instructed that it is not pronounced say-crifice but sac-rifize.
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There is error and discrepance in the schemes of the orthoepists, which shows the impossibility of carrying them into effect.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
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_finance_, _ignoramus_, _gratis_, etc. There are many words in our language about whose pronunciation the best orthoepists and lexicographers differ greatly.
A Manual of Pronunciation For Practical Use in Schools and Families Otis Ashmore
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