Dictation Meaning
/dɪkˈteɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounDictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.
nounAn activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.
Sentence Examples
The secretary took dictation from her boss.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During the class, the teacher gave a ____ that the students had to write down.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The secretary took ____ from her boss.
Word Origin & History
From Late Latin dictātiō, noun of action from dictātus, the perfect passive participle of dictō. By surface analysis, dictate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We had reading and geography and Canadian history and dictation today."
— 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables:
"...jurors in England have formerly understood it to be their right and duty to judge only according to their consciences, and not to submit to any dictation from the court, either as to law or fact."
— 1852, Lysander Spooner, An Essay on the Trial by Jury:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During the class, the teacher gave a ____ that the students had to write down.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The secretary took ____ from her boss.