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Dictation is defined as giving orders authoritatively, or saying or recording words with the intent that they will be written down later.

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Orders that need to be obeyed are an example of dictation.
Making a recording on a tape recorder for your secretary to type later is an example of dictation.

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See dictation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the dictating of words for another to write down
the words so spoken or read
the giving of authoritative orders or commands

Origin: LL dictatio: see dictate

See dictation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act or process of dictating material to another for transcription.
b. The material so dictated.
An authoritative command or order.

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