dictation
dic·ta·tion
noun
1.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
2.
speech intended for reproduction in writing
3.
matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage
- “he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it”
Origin
From Late Latin dictātiō, noun of action from dictātus, the perfect passive participle of dictō. By surface analysis, dictate + -ion.
Phrases
- dictation machine
- musical dictation
- running dictation
- shouting dictation
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Broader terms
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