Thesaurus: dictation

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1. n. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated.
2. n. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.
3. n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
4. n. speech intended for reproduction in writing
5. n. matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage
6. 1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated. It affords security against the dictation of laws. Paley. 2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictatio.
7. n:100 n. speech intended for reproduction in writing n. matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage