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dictation
noun /dɪkˈteɪ.ʃən/Definition
› [U] the activity of dictating something for someone else to write down: I'll ask my assistant to take dictation (= write down what I say).Office practices › [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 correctly: Our French dictation lasted half an hour.Exams, tests and exercises
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Synonyms and related words:
- administrative adjective
- branch noun (PART)
- carbon copy noun (DOCUMENT)
- collate verb
- collation noun (COLLATING)
- deskbound adjective
- dictate verb (SPEAK)
- file verb (STORE/RECORD INFORMATION)
- in-house adjective, adverb
- kaizen noun
- office noun (WORK PLACE)
- opening hours noun
- paperwork noun
- personnel noun
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