Received Pronunciation English

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What does Received Pronunciation mean?

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Received Pronunciation Proper noun

— Received Pronunciation is the way words are spoken by the educated classes of the south-east of England; it is considered to be a standard and is used in most British . The abbreviation for Received Pronunciation is RP.

Received Pronunciation

— noun 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