Received Pronunciation

name

Etymology

Commonly attributed to Alexander John Ellis but already used earlier.

Definitions

  1. The form of pronunciation of the English language traditionally spoken by the educated…

    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) for British English and used as such in the pronunciation schemes of most British dictionaries.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Received Pronunciation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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