"Received Pronunciation" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Commonly attributed to Alexander John Ellis but already used earlier. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Received Pronunciation}} Received Pronunciation
  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 Wikipedia link: Alexander John Ellis, John Walker (lexicographer) Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: BBC English, King's English, Queen's English, RP Translations (form of English pronunciation): 公認發音 (Chinese Mandarin), 公认发音 (gōngrèn fāyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), Dronningens engelsk (Danish), korrekt engelsk (Danish), højengelsk (Danish), britisk engelsk (Danish), Oxford-engelsk (Danish), Received Pronunciation (Dutch), kuninganna inglise keel (Estonian), kuningattaren englanti (Finnish), Schulenglisch [neuter] (German), Britisches Englisch [neuter] (German), Received Pronunciation [feminine] (Italian), 容認発音 (yōnin hatsuon) (Japanese), ста́ндарден бри́тански и́зговор (stándarden brítanski ízgovor) [masculine] (Macedonian), Received Pronunciation [feminine] (Portuguese), «общепри́нятое произноше́ние» (alt: «obščeprínjatoje proiznošénije») [neuter] (Russian), «при́нятое произноше́ние» (alt: «prínjatoje proiznošénije») [neuter] (Russian), станда́ртное англи́йское произноше́ние (standártnoje anglíjskoje proiznošénije) [neuter] (Russian), pronunciación recibida [feminine] (Spanish)

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