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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
    
2. A widely understood British English pronunciation associated with the educated classes of the south east of England
   - RP, BBC English

Type of: English, English language, orthoepy, pronunciation

Encyclopedia: Received Pronunciation