Words starting with received

8 letter words starting with received

• received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
• 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.
• received standard — the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.