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orthography

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

the conventional spelling system of a language and the rules that govern it

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The professor noted that English orthography is notoriously inconsistent with pronunciation.

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spellingscriptwriting systemnotation
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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Orthography (noun) means the conventional spelling system of a language and the rules that govern it
Here is orthography used in an example sentence: "The professor noted that English orthography is notoriously inconsistent with pronunciation."
Common synonyms for orthography include spelling, script, writing system, notation.
Orthography is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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