Associations to the word «Dictation»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

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".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras