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orthotactics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The restrictions a language applies to the positions and patterns of graphemes in written words.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • The orthotactics of Spanish usually use the letter u after the letter g to signal a hard g, whereas the orthotactics of Italian usually use the letter h for that purpose.

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