Home / Dictionary / Received pronunciation

Received pronunciation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Received pronunciation has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

Proper Noun
1

The form of pronunciation of the English language traditionally spoken by the educated classes of the south-east of England, considered to be a standard (see received) and used as such in the pronunciation schemes of most British dictionaries. Abbreviation: RP

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pronunciation English
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
Compare
Received pronunciation vs