Received Pronunciation

Definitions of Received Pronunciation

1. 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
   type of:

   English, English language

   an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

   orthoepy, pronunciation

   the way a word or a language is customarily spoken