Plural of dictation; instances of speaking words aloud for someone else to write down, or words that have been dictated.
From Latin dictatio, from dictare 'to say repeatedly.' The plural form follows standard English noun rules, adding '-s'.
In language classrooms worldwide, dictations are still used to train listening skills—a teacher reads a passage and students write it down, training both their ears and their spelling!
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