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ortho

/ɔʁ.to/

noun, masculine/feminine/ɔʁ.to/plural: orthos

a spelling (of a word); an orthodontist; a speech therapist; an idiot, a retard; an orthoscopic eyepiece

Désolée pour la faute d'ortho.Sorry for the spelling error.

clipping of words beginning with ortho- (4) The pejorative use of the term is from orthopédagogue (a kind of teacher assigned to students having difficulties) which came, by association, to designate people requiring such services.