ALL meanings of received pronunciation
re·ceived pro·nun·ci·a·tion
R r - 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