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received pronunciation

re·ceived pro·nun·ci·a·tion
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-seevd pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n]
    • /rɪˈsivd prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən/
    • /rɪˈsiːvd prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-seevd pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n]
    • /rɪˈsivd prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of received pronunciation words

  • noun received pronunciation the pronunciation of British English considered to have the widest geographical distribution and the fewest regional peculiarities, originally the pronunciation of educated speakers in southern England and traditionally that used in the public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge universities, adopted by many speakers elsewhere in England and widely used in broadcasting. Abbreviation: RP. 1
  • uncountable noun received pronunciation Received Pronunciation is a way of pronouncing British English that is often used as a standard in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language. The abbreviation RP is also used. The accent represented by the pronunciations in this dictionary is Received Pronunciation. 0
  • noun received pronunciation the accent of standard Southern British English 0
  • noun received pronunciation the pronunciation, commonly used in Brit. broadcasting, of Received Standard 0
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Origin of received pronunciation

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Received pronunciation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Received pronunciation

received pronunciation popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for received pronunciation

noun received pronunciation

  • king's english — standard, educated, or correct English speech or usage, especially of England.
Just one Synonym for received pronunciation

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