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  1. 1. n. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. speech intended for reproduction in writing Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage Source: wordnet
  6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. speech intended for reproduction in writing n. matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage Source: ecdict

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