of or relating to a type of pronunciation transcription in which symbols correspond approximately to phonemes without taking account of allophonic variations
b.
the long vowel in English words such as father, half, as represented in the received pronunciation of Southern British English
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broad a in British English
(brɔːd eɪ)
noun
linguistics
the long vowel in English words such as father, half, as represented in the received pronunciation of Southern British English