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1dictation — [[t]dɪkte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down. ...taking dictation from the dean of the Faculty... He had had an arm amputated and relied on her to take down his books from… …
2dictation — dictational, adj. /dik tay sheuhn/, n. 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… …
3dictation — dic•ta•tion [[t]dɪkˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 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) mad the playing or …
4Dictation: A Quartet — (2008) is the seventh and most recent collection of stories by American Author Cynthia Ozick. The Stories Dictation Actors At Fumicaro What Happened to the Baby Synopsis Dictation Approximately 15,000 Words. This story is about the secretaries of …
5dictation — 1650s, from L.L. dictationem (nom. dictatio), noun of action from pp. stem of dictare (see DICTATE (Cf. dictate) (v.)) …
6Dictation machine — Transcribing dictation with a Dictaphone wax cylinder dictation machine, in the early 1920s. Note supply of extra wax cylinders on lower part of stand. A dictation machine is a sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later… …
7Dictation (exercise) — Dictée redirects here. For the book by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, see Dictee. Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is dictating speaks and another who is taking dictation writes down the words as they are spoken. La dictée… …
8dictation test — /dɪkˈteɪʃən tɛst/ (say dik tayshuhn test) noun Australian History a test in a European language used by the Australian government from 1902–58 as a device in assessing intended immigrants, with the purpose of excluding non European migrants …
9Digital dictation — is a method of recording and editing the spoken word in real time for transcription and maximum intelligibility in a digital audio format. In some cases speech is recorded where sound quality is paramount and transcription unnecessary, e.g., for… …
10Dragon Dictation — is a speech recognition App for Apple s iOS platforms including iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The App provides automatic speech to text capabilities. It was developed by Nuance Communications, and released in December 2009 as a free App. Dragon… …
