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								an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 2.
								speech intended for reproduction in writing
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								matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage
 he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it
 
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		| Variations of 'dictation' |  
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		matter
					
		
									
		oral communication
									
		
					
		speech
					
		
									
		speech act
									
		
									
		speech communication
									
		
									
		spoken communication
									
		
									
		spoken language
									
		
									
		voice communication |  
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