dictation

n.

1. 1. The act or process of dictating material to another for transcription.
   2. The material so dictated.
2. An authoritative command or order.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  Synonyms: command, bid, bidding

Meaning #2: speech intended for reproduction in writing

Meaning #3: matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - diktat, kommando, dikteret tekst

Nederlands (Dutch)
het dicteren, het dictaat opnemen, oplegging, dictee

Français (French)
n. - autorité, dictée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Diktat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπαγόρευση, μάθημα ορθογραφίας

Italiano (Italian)
dettato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ditado (m)

Русский (Russian)
диктант

Español (Spanish)
n. - dictado, imposición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - diktamen, föreskrift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
听写, 命令, 口述

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 聽寫, 命令, 口述

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 받아쓰기, 지령

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 口述, 口授, 書き取り, 命令

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الإملاء, عمليه الكلام بحيث يتمكن شخص من كتابته أو جهاز من تسجيله, أمتحان يقوم به الناس, بكتابه ما يملى عليهم بصوت عالي لمساعدتهم على تعلم اللغه, إصدار الأوامر ( بصورة تنم عن سلطه أو نفوذ)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תכתיב, הכתבה‬

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