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1. The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious. When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation,

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1. The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious. When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but is hardened into orthography. Earle. 2. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly. 3. A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation or a vertical section.

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  • CONVENTIONALLY
    In a conventional manner.
  • WRITING
    1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs. 2. Anything written or
  • ACCORD
    1. To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by with, formerly also by to; as, his disposition accords with his looks. My heart accordeth with my tongue. Shak. Thy actions to thy words accord. Milton. 2. To agree in pitch and tone.
  • CORRECTLY
    In a correct manner; exactly; acurately; without fault or error.
  • PROPER
    Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.
  • WRITATIVE
    Inclined to much writing; -- correlative to talkative. Pope.
  • WORDSMAN
    One who deals in words, or in mere words; a verbalist. "Some speculative wordsman." H. Bushnell.
  • SPELLBIND
    To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell"bind`er , n.
  • ACCORDANCY
    Accordance. Paley.
  • CORRECTORY
    Containing or making correction; corrective.
  • ACCORDANTLY
    In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to.
  • ACCORDER
    One who accords, assents, or concedes.
  • PRACTICER
    1. One who practices, or puts in practice; one who customarily performs certain acts. South. 2. One who exercises a profession; a practitioner. 3. One who uses art or stratagem. B. Jonson.
  • ACCORDINGLY
    1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable. Behold, and so proceed accordingly. Shak. 2. In natural sequence; consequently; so. Syn. -- Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so. -- Accordingly, Consequently, indicate
  • WRITER
    1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk. They that handle the pen of the writer. Judg. v. 14. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps. xlv. 1. 2. One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer
  • CORRECTIFY
    To correct. When your worship's plassed to correctify a lady. Beau & Fl.
  • SPELLFUL
    Abounding in spells, or charms. Here, while his eyes the learned leaves peruse, Each spellful mystery explained he views. Hoole.
  • WRIT
    3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth. Chaucer.
  • CORRECTIBLE; CORRECTABLE
    Capable of being corrected.
  • PROPERLY
    1. In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted. Milton. 2. Individually; after one's own manner. Now, harkeneth, how I bare me properly. Chaucer.
  • REWRITE
    To write again. Young.
  • TYPEWRITING
    The act or art of using a typewriter; also, a print made with a typewriter.
  • PLAYWRITER
    A writer of plays; a dramatist; a playwright. Lecky.
  • STORY-WRITER
    1. One who writes short stories, as for magazines. 2. An historian; a chronicler. "Rathums, the story-writer." 1 Esdr. ii. 17.
  • RESPELL
    To spell again.
  • IMPROPERLY
    In an improper manner; not properly; unsuitably; unbecomingly.
  • UNDERWRITING
    The business of an underwriter,
  • INCORRECT
    1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty. The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope. 2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation. 3. Not
  • CONVICIOUS
    Expressing reproach; abusive; railing; taunting. "Convicious words." Queen Elizabeth .
  • IMPROPERATION
    The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt. Improperatios and terms of scurrility. Sir T. Browne
  • SWORDSMANSHIP
    The state of being a swordsman; skill in the use of the sword. Cowper.
  • STANDARD
    The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. Arbuthnot. (more info) extendere to spread out, extend,

 

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