dic‧ta‧tion /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable] when you say words for someone to write down:
There were no secretaries available to take dictation (=write down what someone is saying).

2. [countable] a piece of writing that a teacher reads out to test your ability to hear and write the words correctly:
I hate doing French dictations.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

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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