1. Speech intended for reproduction in writing
   "The executive gave dictation to her secretary"
    
2. Matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage
   "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it"
    
3. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
   "The employees followed the manager's dictation";
   - command, bid, bidding

Derived forms: dictations

Type of: language, matter, oral communication, speech, speech act, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication

Encyclopedia: Dictation