NOUN | communication | Received Pronunciation | the approved pronunciation of British English |
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Meaning | The approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting. | |
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Broader | English, English language | An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch |
pronunciation, orthoepy | The way a word or a language is customarily spoken | |
Spanish | Pronunciación Recibida | |
Catalan | Received Pronunciation |
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