Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pronunciation | Yes | No | No | No |
Received Pronunciation language | Yes | No | No | No |
pronunciation (noun) | Received Pronunciation language (noun) |
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the manner in which someone utters a word | 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 |
the way a word or a language is customarily spoken |