Associations to the word «Dictation»

DICTATION, noun. (uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words

DICTATION, noun. (countable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down

DICTATION, noun. (countable) The act of ordering or commanding

DICTATION, noun. (uncountable) Orders given in an overbearing manner

DICTATION MACHINE, noun. A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.

DICTATION MACHINES, noun. Plural of dictation machine

DICTATION, noun. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.

DICTATION, noun. Speech intended for reproduction in writing.

DICTATION, noun. Matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it".