Received pronunciation uncountable noun. Received pronunciation is a way of pronouncing British English that is often used as a standard in the teaching of English as a foreign language. The abbreviation receive pronunciation is also used. The accent represented by the pronunciation in this dictionary is received pronunciation. It is often abbreviation to received pronunciation is an accent of spoken English. Unlike other UK accents, it's identified not so much with a particular region as with a particular social group, although it has connection with the accent of southern England received pronunciation is associated with educated speaker and formal speech. It has connotation of prestige and authority but also of privilege and arrogance.
