dictation

nouns

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
bid, bidding, command, dictation
is derived from
dictate
is derived from
dictate
speech intended for reproduction in writing
dictation
is derived from
dictate
is a type of (narrower)
(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage
"he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it"
dictation
is derived from
dictate
is a type of (narrower)
written works (especially in books or magazines)
"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
matter