dictation

American  

[dik-tey-shuhn] / dɪkˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing.

2. the act or manner of transcribing words uttered by another.

3. words that are dictated or that are reproduced from dictation.

4. the playing or singing of music to be notated by a listener, especially as a technique of training the ear.

5. music notated from dictation.

6. the act of commanding arbitrarily.

7. something commanded.

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dictation British  

/ dɪkˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of dictating material to be recorded or taken down in writing

2. the material dictated

3. authoritative commands or the act of giving them

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Other Word Forms

• dictational adjective
• nondictation noun

Etymology

Origin of dictation

1650–60; < Late Latin dictātiōn- (stem of dictātiō ) a dictating < Latin dictāt ( us ) ( dictate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

In a carefully honed routine, aided by voice dictation, he could finish writing an X-ray report in as little as 75 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal

To clone their voices, No ID had them read a standardized voice-over script to capture tone, dictation and voice characteristics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some doctors recorded patient visits and used computer dictation and transcription before AI, but adding the new technology to the mix has made the practice much more popular.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speech-to-text programs are becoming more popular for everyday tasks like hands-free dictation, helping people who are visually impaired, and transcribing speech for those who are hard of hearing.

From Science Daily

The Champs-Élysées Committee has staged other open-air events in the past, including a mass movie showing and the world’s largest dictation event.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• transcription