dictee

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See also: dictée

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dictée.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dikˈteː/
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  • Hyphenation: dic‧tee
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

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dictee n (plural dictees, diminutive dicteetje n)

  1. spelling bee
  2. (education) dictation exercise (school exercise in which a teacher recites words to be written down by the pupils)
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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: diktee
  • Indonesian: dikte