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- DictionaryReceived/rəˈsēvd/
adjective
- 1. widely accepted as authoritative or true: "the myths and received wisdom about the country's past"
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- Received Pronunciation
Standard accent for British English
Received Pronunciation (RP) is the accent traditionally regarded as the standard and most prestigious form of spoken British English. For over a century, there has been argument over such questions as the definition of RP, whether it is geographically neutral, how many speakers there are, whether sub-varieties exist, how appropriate a choice it is as a standard, and how the accent has changed over... Wikipedia
