1. Noun
The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated.
2. Noun
The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.
3. Noun
speech intended for reproduction in writing
Vocabulary classified under Word origins
4. Noun
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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