Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art of correct speaking; systematic cultivation of the voice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art of correct articulation; voice training.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The art of correct
articulation ;voice training .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
ortho- + -phony
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word orthophony.
Examples
-
Some teachers of deaf mutes and intelligent devotees of orthophony are trying nowadays with small practical success to introduce into the elementary schools the correction of the various forms of bloesitas, as a result of statistical studies which have demonstrated the wide diffusion of such defects among the pupils.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.