Etymology

dictation

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Today it means: Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words. Full definition →

Late Latin dictātiō
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromdictātiō
  2. English todaydictation

From Late Latin dictātiō, noun of action from dictātus, the perfect passive participle of dictō. By surface analysis, dictate + -ion.

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