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dic·ta·tion

dictation

 
pronunciation:
dIk teI shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the speaking or reading of words for a person to write down or a machine to record.
definition 2: the words that are spoken or read for that purpose.
definition 3: the act of giving authoritative commands.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)dictation foreign, harmonic, melodic, musical, regular, rhythmic, simple, traditional
verb + (n.)dictation accept, assess, copy, enable, exercise, finish, sing, spell, take, type
noun + (n.)dictation Help ability, cell, chunk, computer, dialogue, document, error, example, exercise, identification, instruction, letter, machine, memo, mistake, mode, music, power, practice, principle, procedure, product, response, secretary, skill, software, song, speech, speed, spelling, student, tape, training, transcription, writing  [See all][See only the most frequent]