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dictation(dictionary)

dictation (iou)



dictation noun. M17.
[Late Latin dictatio(n-), formed as DICTATE verb: see -ATION.]
Authoritative utterance or prescription. M17.
Disraeli The terms were at his own dictation.
b. The exercise of dictatorship. M19.
The act of dictating (for transcription). E18.
A dictated utterance. M19.
R. Lowell Taking Ford's dictation on Samuel Butler in longhand.
Comb.: dictation speed a rate of speech suitable for dictation.