<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing</li><li>the act or manner of transcribing words uttered by another</li><li>words that are dictated or that are reproduced from dictation</li><li>the playing or singing of music to be notated by a listener, especially as a technique of training the ear</li><li>music notated from dictation</li><li>the act of commanding arbitrarily</li><li>something commanded</li></ul>