DICTATIONS

Noun

dictations

plural of dictation

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Source: Wiktionary


DICTATION

Dic*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. dictatio.]

1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated. It affords security against the dictation of laws. Paley.

2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictatio.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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