DICTATION - 8 definitions found
dictation n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: command, bid, bidding, dictation] 2: speech intended for reproduction in writing 3: matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it" Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) dictation noun Date: 1651 1. a. prescription b. arbitrary command 2. a. (1) the act or manner of uttering words to be transcribed (2) material that is dictated or transcribed b. (1) the performing of music to be reproduced by a student (2) music so reproduced Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary dictation Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down. N-UNCOUNT English Explanatory Dictionary dictation dɪkˈteɪʃən n. 1 a the saying of words to be written down or recorded. b an instance of this, esp. as a school exercise. c the material that is dictated. 2 a authoritative prescription. b an instance of this. c a command. ødictation speed a slow rate of speech suitable for dictation. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Dictation \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. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms dictation n. 1. Prescription, direction. 2. Utterance (for copying). |
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