Definitions for dictation
dɪkˈteɪ ʃəndic·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. command, bid, bidding, dictationnoun

   an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

2. dictationnoun

   speech intended for reproduction in writing

3. dictationnoun

   matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage

   "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dictationnoun

   dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words

   Since I learned shorthand, I can take dictation at eighty words a minute.

2. dictationnoun

   an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down

   1908: Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables - We had reading and geography and Canadian history and dictation today.

3. dictationnoun

   the act of ordering or commanding

   1852: Lysander Spooner, An Essay on the Trial by Jury - ...jurors in England have formerly understood it to be their right and duty to judge only according to their consciences, and not to submit to any dictation from the court, either as to law or fact.

4. dictationnoun

   orders given in an overbearing manner

   His habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictationnoun

   The act or practice of dictating or prescribing. Dict.

   Etymology: from dictate.

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1. dictation

   Dictation is the process of speaking or reading aloud words for someone else to write down or a machine to record, often with the intention of testing one's ability to understand and write in a certain language, or to transcribe spoken thoughts or ideas into written format.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictationnoun

   the act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated

2. Dictationnoun

   the speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictation

3. Etymology: [L. dictatio.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictation

   Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world.

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How to pronounce dictation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dictation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dictation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dictation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dictation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dictation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dictation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dictation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dictation