Dictation

Word DICTATION
Character 9
Hyphenation dic ta tion
Pronunciations /dɪkˈteɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Dictation"

What do we mean by dictation?

The act or process of dictating material to another for transcription. noun

The material so dictated. noun

An authoritative command or order. noun

The act or practice of dictating, directing, or prescribing: as, he wrote the passage at the teacher's dictation. noun

Authoritative command or control; positive or arbitrary prescription, direction, or order: as, his dictation brought affairs into great confusion. noun

Synonyms Injunction, prescription, direction. noun

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

The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance. noun

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

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

The act of ordering or commanding noun

Orders given in an overbearing manner noun

Speech intended for reproduction in writing noun

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something noun

Matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage noun

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

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

The act of ordering or commanding

Orders given in an overbearing manner

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dictation

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The word "dictation" in example sentences

I think computerized dictation is a wonderful advance, one that will benefit one of my children who has a vision impairment as well as all those people who didn't learn typing as I did. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I need to make friends with the story gods so I can become more of a crafter than someone who takes dictation from the great beyond. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I daresay a quarter of an hour's practice two or three times a day for a week or so will deliver me from the absurd necessity of having to call in the assistance of the neighbourhood to communicate my bits of news to you; not to say that dictation is only a degree less awkward than left-handed penmanship, having never tried it before in my life. ❋ Unknown (1893)

The sentence will be effective for the general reader, and useful as an exercise in dictation at female seminaries. ❋ Unknown (1864)

Statesmanship today calls for a very sober and sane appraisal of the whole situation and one great factor which to my mind is going to be the determining factor in the whole situation is that England today is dealing with a new India, an India that might have been guilty of her sins of omission and commission in the past, and so have been many other countries, but India feels a sense of frustration and humiliation to be the only country, a country of 350 million people today, in the 20th century, taking dictation from a foreign power, and that sentiment is so profound and so wide-spread that even those people who do not take an active part in politics cherish that feeling uppermost in their hearts. ❋ Unknown (1938)

I was wearing a self-made T-shirt, with the remark in the front as this quote: ‘One-party dictation is a disaster - by Xinhua Daily '. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Murrow’s warning back then definitely applies to today’s world of non-news, but takes dictation from the administration and it’s lackeys and then produces it to us as ‘news’. ❋ Unknown (2006)

She said my dictation was a disgrace to the school, and I'd got to stop in during the interval this morning and write out all the wrong words a dozen times each. ❋ Angela Brazil (1907)

But the spirit within him was aroused at the idea of dictation, and he had been prompted to contradict the old woman's accusation against his intended bride, by the very fact that they were made by her. ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)

Spicer presents his poetic practice as an act of 'dictation' that engages the dead in the economy of the living. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This includes the disruptive Tongan student Jonah (Mr. Lilley), whose graffiti tag is a pictogram of the word "dictation"; and the megalomaniacal drama teacher Mr. G (Mr. Lilley) whose works include "Ikea: the Musical" and a one-man version of "Cats." ❋ Unknown (2008)

I understand this activity used to be called "dictation," but it's NOT 1962 ANYMORE. ❋ Haloaskew (2005)

Miss MARY MOORE, charming as ever, with a clearness of "dictation," as Mrs. MALAPROP would say, that is in itself a delight to the ear. ❋ Various (N/A)

I can take any kind of dictation and that I can transcribe it accurately, and I have no difficulty in writing letters from skeleton suggestions. ❋ Mary Owens Crowther (N/A)

25 Nevertheless, God's method of communication is properly described as dictation, as seen above. ❋ PugioFidei.com (2009)

Asshat, it’s not called dictation just cause you’re taking it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But the spirit within him was aroused at the idea of dictation, and he had been prompted to contradict the old woman’s accusation against his intended bride, by the very fact that they were made by her. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Nepal asserted that his country was a sovereign nation, and all talk about his government taking "dictation" from India is "baseless". ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bi-Directional Audio - enables applications such as dictation, collaboration and VOIP ❋ Unknown (2009)

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