What is "dictation" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does dictation mean in English? Meaning of dictation definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "dictation" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "dictation": an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

Noun

  • Meaning: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  • Synonyms: bid bidding command dictation
  • Hyponyms: behest charge commandment commission countermand direction injunction open sesame order
  • Hypernyms: speech act
  • Pronunciation in US: /dɪkˈteɪʃən/

    Meaning of "dictation": speech intended for reproduction in writing

    Noun

  • Meaning: speech intended for reproduction in writing
  • Synonyms: dictation
  • Hypernyms: language oral communication speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language voice communication
  • Pronunciation in US: /dɪkˈteɪʃən/

    Meaning of "dictation": matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage

    Noun

  • Meaning: matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage
  • Example: he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it
  • Synonyms: dictation
  • Hypernyms: matter
  • Pronunciation in US: /dɪkˈteɪʃən/

    Synonyms:

    correspondence, notes, record, copy, transcription, shorthand, stenography,

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