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Dictation
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What's The Definition Of Dictation?
[n] matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he mailed the dictation without bothering to read it"
[n] speech intended for reproduction in writing [n] an authoritative direction or instruction to do something Synonyms | Synonyms for Dictation: bid | bidding | command Related Terms | Find terms related to Dictation: See Also | behest | charge | commandment | commission | direction | injunction | language | matter | open sesame | oral communication | order | speech | speech act | speech communication | spoken communication | spoken language | voice communication Dictation In Webster's Dictionary \Dic*ta"tion\, n. [L. dictatio.]
1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing;
also that which is dictated.
It affords security against the dictation of laws.
--Paley.
2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an
overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his
habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.
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