English dictionary

dictation

/d/I/k't/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

noun.communication

Synonyms bid bidding command

Source: WordNet 3.0
speech intended for reproduction in writing

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage

noun.communication

Examples
He signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated.

noun

Source: webster1913