2 definitions
for dictation
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dictation \Dic*ta"tion\, n. [L. dictatio.]
1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing;
also that which is dictated.
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It affords security against the dictation of laws.
--Paley.
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2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an
overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his
habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
dictation
n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
[syn: command, bid, bidding]
2: speech intended for reproduction in writing
3: matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated
passage; "he mailed the dictation without bothering to
read it"