HyperDic: received_pronunciation

English > 1 sense of the expression Received Pronunciation:
NOUNcommunicationReceived Pronunciationthe approved pronunciation of British English
English > Received Pronunciation: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe 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.
BroaderEnglish, English languageAn Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch
pronunciation, orthoepyThe way a word or a language is customarily spoken
SpanishPronunciación Recibida
CatalanReceived Pronunciation

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