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dictation noun
/dɪkˈteɪ.ʃən/ n Definition
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[U] when someone dictates something for someone else to write downI'll ask my assistant to take dictation (= write down what I say).
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[C] a test in which a piece of writing is dictated to students learning a foreign language, to test their ability to hear and write the language correctlyOur French dictation lasted half an hour.
(Definition of dictation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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