n. | 1. | The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated. |
2. | The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; |
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2. | dictation - speech intended for reproduction in writing | |
3. | dictation - matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he mailed the dictation without bothering to read it" |