Received Pronunciation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the approved pronunciation of British English
def originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain)
def until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting
Outgoing links
Hypernym pronunciation, orthoepy; English, English language
Incoming links
Hyponym English, English language; pronunciation, orthoepy

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