: the performing of music to be reproduced by a student
(2)
: music so reproduced
Example Sentences
He used a tape recorder for dictation.
Recent Examples on the WebThe upshot is a channelling of sheer, visionary imagination, as if the artist were taking dictation from an unseen demiurge. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 Increasing access to voice through dictation and Siri. Forrester, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Plus improved dictation, Apple Pay Later, and Live Activities — the latter being a feature whereby users can keep tabs on sports scores from the lock screen in real-time. Andy Meek, BGR, 23 June 2022 Apple also demoed selecting text with touch and then using dictation to replace it. Samuel Axon And Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 Accessibility Text-to-speech dictation and language translation are two ways AI can help with accessibility. Alexey Posternak, Forbes, 6 June 2022 Why would companies with questionable climate plans want investors weighing in, especially when most companies are averse to shareholder dictation on any issue? Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 12 May 2022 Dyslexic employees can use the dictation tools that come on many computers to access their full vocabulary and maintain an uninterrupted workflow. Dean Hager, Forbes, 3 May 2022 Tap or click for helpful tips for better dictation in Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Late Latin dictātiōn-, dictātiō "uttering of material to be transcribed, command" (Latin, "dictated draft"), from Latin dictāre "to say repeatedly, say aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at dictate entry 1