dictation

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of writing something down from what is spoken or dictated.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dictation
nation , frustration , vacation

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Homophones

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1. Dictation (None) : The act of writing something down from what is spoken or dictated.
   

2. Dictator (None) : A person who has absolute power in a country, especially one who has seized power and suppresses opposition by force.
   

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Variants

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dictation , dictations , take dictation

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Forms

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dictates, dictated, dictating

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'dicare' meaning 'to say'

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Trivia

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1. The world's longest dictated word is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles.

2. The term 'dictator' originally referred to a magistrate with absolute power in ancient Rome.

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Related Concepts

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1. Shorthand: A method of writing words or phrases quickly using special symbols instead of the normal alphabet.

2. Transcription: The process of converting spoken language into written form.

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Culture

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Dictation has been used extensively in various fields such as education, business, and literature. In education, dictation is used as an exercise to improve students' listening, spelling, and writing skills. In business, it is used for taking minutes of meetings or creating letters. In literature, famous works like 'Moby Dick' and 'Wuthering Heights' were written through dictation.

How to Memorize "dictation"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a teacher dictating a paragraph to a class, and you writing it down.
   - Visualize the process of taking down spoken words and converting them into written form.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dictation' with the act of writing down spoken words.
   - Associate the word with the sound of a teacher dictating in a classroom.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym DIC-TATE: Dictate, Ink, Copy, Transcribe, Analyze, Transfer, Edit

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