dictation noun
VERB + DICTATION do, have We did a French dictation in class. | give sb The teacher gave them a dictation. | take Her secretary is very good at taking dictation.
PREP. at sb's ~ I wrote some letters at his dictation. | from ~ I find it difficult to write letters from dictation. | in a/the ~ We had some very difficult words in our dictation.
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