Hyphenation of dictation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word dictation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

dic-ta-tion

Definitions of dictation:

1.	An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
2.	Speech intended for reproduction in writing
3.	Matter that has been dictated and transcribed A dictated passage He signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it

Synonyms of dictation:

noun	command, bid, bidding, speech act
noun	speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
noun	matter

Last hyphenations of this language

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