English-Thai Dictionary
dict.
ABBR คำย่อ ของ dictation dictator หรือ dictionary kam-yor-kong-dic-tion-na-ty
dicta
N พหูพจน์ ของ dictum
dictaphone
N เครื่องบันทึกเสียง เพื่อนำ มา เขียน เป็น ข้อความ
dictate
VI ควบคุม สั่งการ compel rule command kuab-kum
dictate
VI บอก ให้ เขียน ตาม record verbalize bok-hai-kian-tam
dictate
VT ควบคุม สั่งการ compel rule command kuab-kum
dictate
VT บอก ให้ เขียน ตาม bok-hai-kian-tam
dictate to
PHRV บอก ให้ จด ตาม บอก ให้ เขียน ตาม bok-hai-jod-tam
dictate to
PHRV สั่ง บังคับ sang
dictation
N การเขียน ตาม คำ บอก kan-kian-tam-kam-bok
dictator
N ผู้เผด็จการ ผู้ กดขี่ authoritarian despot totalitarian phu-pa-ded-kan
dictatorial
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เผด็จการ ซึ่ง ใช้อำนาจ สั่ง ให้ คนอื่น ทำตาม ใจ ตัวเอง โดย ไม่มีเหตุผล เกี่ยวกับ การ กดขี่ข่มเหง tyrannical autocratic democratic kiao-kab-pa-ded-kan
dictatorially
ADV อย่าง เผด็จการ yang-pa-ded-kan
dictatorship
N ระบบ เผด็จการ การปกครอง แบบ เผด็จการ despotism autarchy ra-bob-pa-ded-kan
dictatorship
N รัฐบาล ที่ ปกครอง แบบ เผด็จการ rad-ta-ban-ti-pok-krong-baeb-pa-ded-kan
diction
N การ เลือก คำ มา ใช้ พูด หรือ เขียน phrasing parlance wording kan-lueak-kam-ma-chai-phud-rue-kian
dictionary
N พจนานุกรม ปทานุกรม นามานุกรม ประมวล คำศัพท์ อภิธาน คำศัพท์ glossary wordbook vocabulary pod-ja-na-nu-kom
dictograph
N เครื่องดักฟัง
dictum
N คำแถลง คำประกาศ ถ้อยแถลง ประกาศ decree edict fiat order kam-ta-lang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DICTATE
v.t.[L., to speak. ] 1. To tell with authority; to deliver, as an order, command, or direction; as, what God has dictated, it is our duty to believe.
2. To order or instruct what is to be said or written; as, a general dictates orders to his troops.
3. To suggest; to admonish; to direct by impulse on the mind. We say, the spirit of God dictated the messages of the prophets to Israel. Conscience often dictates to men the rules by which they are to govern their conduct.
DICTATE
n. 1. An order delivered; a command.
2. A rule, maxim or precept, delivered with authority.
I credit what the Grecian dictates say.
3. Suggestion; rule or direction suggested to the mind; as the dictates of reason or conscience.
DICTATED
pp. Delivered with authority; ordered; directed; suggested.
DICTATING
ppr. Uttering or delivering with authority; instructing what to say or write; ordering; suggesting to the mind.
DICTATION
n.The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing. It affords security against the dictation of laws.
DICTATOR
n.[L.] 1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims for the direction of others.
2. One invested with absolute authority. In ancient Rome, a magistrate, created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power. He remained in office six months.
DICTATORIAL
a. 1. Pertaining to a dictator; absolute; unlimited; uncontrollable.
2. Imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, the officer assumed a dictatorial tone.
DICTATORSHIP
n. 1. The office of a dictator; the term of a dictators office.
2. Authority; imperiousness; dogmatism.
DICTATORY
a.Overbearing; dogmatical.
DICTATURE
n. 1. The office of a dictator; dictatorship.
2. Absolute authority; the power that dictates.
DICTION
n.[L., to speak. ] Expression of ideas by words; style; manner of expression.
DICTIONARY
n.[L., a word, or a speaking. ] A book containing the words of a language arranged in alphabetical order, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DICTA
Dic "ta, n. pl. Etym: [L.]
Defn: See Dictum.
DICTAGRAPH
DICTAGRAPH Dic "ta *graph.
Defn: Var. of Dictograph.
DICTAMEN
Dic *ta "men, n. Etym: [LL. , fr. dictare to dictate. ]
Defn: A dictation or dictate. [R.] Falkland.
DICTAMNUS
Dic *tam "nus, n. Etym: [L. See Dittany. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A suffrutescent, D. Fraxinella (the only species ), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.
DICTAPHONE
DICTAPHONE Dic "ta *phone, n. [Dictate + -phone, as in telephone. ]
Defn: A form of phonographic recorder and reproducer adapted for use in dictation, as in business.
DICTATE
Dic "tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dictated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dictating. ]Etym: [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Dight. ]
1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis. The mind which dictated the Iliad. Wayland. Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit. Macaulay.
2. To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command ) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops. Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed. Watts.
Syn. -- To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge; admonish.
DICTATE
DICTATE Dic "tate, v. i.
1. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on ). Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign. Macaulay.
2. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another. Sylla could not skill of letters, and therefore knew not how to dictate. Bacon.
DICTATE
Dic "tate, n. Etym: [L. dictatum. See Dictate, v. t.]
Defn: A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel. I credit what the Grecian dictates say. Prior.
Syn. -- Command; injunction; direction suggestion; impulse; admonition.
DICTATION
Dic *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. dictatio.]
1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated. It affords security against the dictation of laws. Paley.
2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictatio.
DICTATOR
Dic *ta "tor, n. Etym: [L.]
1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke.
2. One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power. Invested with the authority of a dictator, nay, of a pope, over our language. Macaulay.
DICTATORIAL
Dic `ta *to "ri *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dictatorial. ]
1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute. Military powers quite dictatorial. W. Irving.
2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. -- Dic `ta *to "ri *al *ly, adv. -- Dic `ta *to "ri *al *ness, n.
DICTATORIAN
DICTATORIAN Dic `ta *to "ri *an, a.
Defn: Dictatorial. [Obs. ]
DICTATORSHIP
DICTATORSHIP Dic *ta "tor *ship, n.
Defn: The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.
DICTATORY
Dic "ta *to *ry, a. Etym: [L. dictatorius.]
Defn: Dogmatical; overbearing; dictatorial. Milton.
DICTATRESS
DICTATRESS Dic *ta "tress, n.
Defn: A woman who dictates or commands. Earth's chief dictatress, ocean's mighty queen. Byron.
DICTATRIX
Dic *ta "trix, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A dictatress.
DICTATURE
Dic *ta "ture, n. Etym: [L. dictatura: cf. F. dictature. ]
Defn: Office of a dictator; dictatorship. [R.] Bacon.
DICTION
Dic "tion, n. Etym: [L. dicto a saying, a word, fr. dicere, dictum, to say; akin to dicare to proclaim, and to E. teach, token: cf. F. diction. See Teach, and cf. Benison, Dedicate, Index, Judge, Preach, Vengeance. ]
Defn: Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc. ; mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's poems.His diction blazes up into a sudden explosion of prophetic grandeur. De Quincey.
Syn. -- Diction, Style, Phraseology. Style relates both to language and thought; diction, to language only; phraseology, to the mechanical structure of sentences, or the mode in which they are phrased. The style of Burke was enriched with all the higher graces of composition; his diction was varied and copious; his phraseology, at times, was careless and cumbersome. "Diction is a general term applicable alike to a single sentence or a connected composition. Errors in grammar, false construction, a confused disposition of words, or an improper application of them, constitute bad diction; but the niceties, the elegancies, the peculiarities, and the beauties of composition, which mark the genius and talent of the writer, are what is comprehended under the name of style. " Crabb.
DICTIONALRIAN
DICTIONALRIAN Dic `tion *al "ri *an, n.
Defn: A lexicographer. [R.]
DICTIONARY
Dic "tion *a *ry, n.; pl. Dictionaries. Etym: [Cf. F. dictionnaire. See Diction. ]
1. A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook. I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time the materials of a dictionary. Johnson.
2. Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical dictionary.
DICTOGRAPH
DICTOGRAPH Dic "to *graph, n. [L. dictum a thing said + E. -graph. ]
Defn: A telephonic instrument for office or other similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. Much use has been made of it for overhearing, or for recording, conversations for the purpose of obtaining evidence for use in litigation.
The makers of this instrument spell it dictograph.
DICTUM
Dic "tum, n.; pl. L. Dicta, E. Dictums. Etym: [L., neuter of dictus,p. p. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Ditto. ]
1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. A class of critical dicta everywhere current. M. Arnold.
2. (Law ) (a ) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. (b ) (French Law ) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. Bouvier. (c ) An arbitrament or award.
DICTYOGEN
Dic *ty "o *gen, n. Etym: [Gr. -gen. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A plant with netveined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenæ, proposed by Lindley for the orders Dioscoreaceæ, Smilaceæ, Trilliaceæ, etc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
dict.
dict. ▶abbreviation • dictation. • dictionary.
dicta
dic ta |ˈdiktə ˈdɪktə | plural form of dictum.
dictamnus
dic tam nus |dikˈtamnəs dɪkˈtæmnəs | ▶noun 1 another term for dittany of Crete (see dittany ). 2 another term for gas plant. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin.
Dictaphone
Dic ta phone |ˈdiktəˌfōn ˈdɪktəˌfoʊn |(also dictaphone ) ▶noun trademark a small cassette recorder used to record speech for transcription at a later time. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from dictate or dictation + -phone .
dictate
dic tate |ˈdikˌtāt ˈdɪkˌteɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 lay down authoritatively; prescribe: the tsar's attempts to dictate policy | [ no obj. ] : that doesn't give you the right to dictate to me. • control or decisively affect; determine: choice is often dictated by availability | [ no obj. ] : a review process can be changed as circumstances dictate . 2 say or read aloud (words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape ): I have four letters to dictate. ▶noun |ˈdɪkteɪt | (usu. dictates ) an order or principle that must be obeyed: the dictates of fashion. ORIGIN late 16th cent. ( sense 2 of the verb ): from Latin dictat- ‘dictated, ’ from the verb dictare.
dictation
dic ta tion |dikˈtāSHən dɪkˈteɪʃən | ▶noun 1 (abbr.: dict. ) the action of saying words aloud to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape: the dictation of letters. • the activity of taking down a passage that is read aloud by a teacher as a test of spelling, writing, or language skills: passages for dictation. • an utterance that is typed, written down, or recorded: the person who writes the dictation down is his agent. 2 the action of giving orders authoritatively or categorically. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. ( sense 2 ): from late Latin dictatio (n- ), from the verb dictare (see dictate ).
dictation speed
dic |ta ¦tion speed ▶noun [ mass noun ] a rate of speech slow enough for someone to be able to write down what is said.
dictator
dic ta tor |ˈdikˌtātər ˈdɪkˌteɪdər | ▶noun 1 a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. • a person who tells people what to do in an autocratic way or who determines behavior in a particular sphere: the prewar era was a period whose apple-cheeked dictator was Doris Day. • (in ancient Rome ) a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency. 2 a machine that records words spoken into it, used for personal or administrative purposes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, from dictat- ‘dictated, ’ from the verb dictare (see dictate ).
dictatorial
dic ta to ri al |ˌdiktəˈtôrēəl ˈˌdɪktəˈˌtɔriəl | ▶adjective of or typical of a ruler with total power: a dictatorial regime. • having or showing a tendency to tell people what to do in an autocratic way: his dictatorial manner. DERIVATIVES dic ta to ri al ly adverb
dictatorship
dic ta tor ship |dikˈtātərˌSHip, ˈdiktātər -dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp | ▶noun government by a dictator: forty years of dictatorship. • a country governed by a dictator. • absolute authority in any sphere.
diction
dic tion |ˈdikSHən ˈdɪkʃən | ▶noun 1 the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing: Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction. 2 the style of enunciation in speaking or singing: she began imitating his careful diction. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a word or phrase ): from Latin dictio (n- ), from dicere ‘to say. ’
dictionary
dic tion ar y |ˈdikSHəˌnerē ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri |(abbr.: dict. ) ▶noun ( pl. dictionaries ) a book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning, or that gives the equivalent words in a different language. • a reference book on any subject, the items of which are arranged in alphabetical order: a dictionary of quotations. PHRASES have swallowed a dictionary informal (of a person ) use long and obscure words when speaking. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale ) or dictionarius (liber )‘manual or book of words, ’ from Latin dictio (see diction ).
dictionary attack
dic tion ar y at tack ▶noun an attempted illegal entry to a computer system that uses a dictionary headword list to generate possible passwords.
dictum
dic tum |ˈdiktəm ˈdɪktəm | ▶noun ( pl. dicta |-tə | or dictums ) a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source: the First Amendment dictum that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech ” • a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle: the old dictum “might makes right. ” • Law short for obiter dictum. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘something said, ’ neuter past participle of dicere.
dicty
dic ty |ˈdiktē ˈdɪkti | ▶adjective informal ostentatiously stylish; pretentious: up there in their dicty Detroit suburb living the so-called good life. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
Dictyoptera
Dic ty op ter a |ˌdiktēˈäptərə ˌdɪktiˈɑptərə |Entomology an order of insects that comprises the cockroaches and mantises. They have a somewhat flattened form, two pairs of wings, and long spiky legs. DERIVATIVES dic ty op ter an noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek diktuon ‘net ’ + pteron ‘wing. ’
Oxford Dictionary
dict.
dict. ▶abbreviation • dictation. • dictionary.
dicta
dicta |ˈdɪktə | plural form of dictum.
dictamnus
dictamnus |dɪkˈtamnəs | ▶noun 1 another term for dittany of Crete (see dittany ). 2 another term for gas plant. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin.
Dictaphone
Dictaphone |ˈdɪktəfəʊn | ▶noun trademark a small cassette recorder used to record speech for transcription at a later time. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from dictate or dictation + -phone .
dictate
dic |tate ▶verb |dɪkˈteɪt | [ with obj. ] 1 state or order authoritatively: the tsar's attempts to dictate policy | [ no obj. ] : that doesn't give you the right to dictate to me. • control or decisively affect; determine: choice is often dictated by availability | [ no obj. ] : a review process can be changed as circumstances dictate . 2 say or read aloud (words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape ): I have four letters to dictate. ▶noun |ˈdɪkteɪt | (usu. dictates ) an order or principle that must be obeyed: the dictates of fashion. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 2 of the verb ): from Latin dictat- ‘dictated ’, from the verb dictare.
dictation
dic |ta ¦tion |dɪkˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of dictating words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape: the dictation of letters. • the activity of taking down a passage that is dictated by a teacher as a test of spelling, writing, or language skills: passages for dictation. • words that are dictated: the job will involve taking dictation, drafting letters, and arranging meetings. 2 the action of giving orders authoritatively or categorically. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from late Latin dictatio (n- ), from the verb dictare (see dictate ).
dictation speed
dic |ta ¦tion speed ▶noun [ mass noun ] a rate of speech slow enough for someone to be able to write down what is said.
dictator
dic |ta ¦tor |dɪkˈteɪtə | ▶noun a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force. • a person who behaves in an autocratic way. • (in ancient Rome ) a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, from dictat- ‘dictated ’, from the verb dictare (see dictate ).
dictatorial
dic ¦ta |tor ¦ial |dɪktəˈtɔːrɪəl | ▶adjective of or typical of a ruler with total power: a dictatorial regime. • having or showing an autocratic manner: his mother-in-law was somewhat dictatorial. DERIVATIVES dictatorially adverb
dictatorship
dic ¦ta ¦tor |ship |dɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp | ▶noun [ mass noun ] government by a dictator: the effects of forty years of dictatorship. • [ count noun ] a country governed by a dictator. • absolute authority in any sphere.
diction
dic |tion |ˈdɪkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing: Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction. 2 the style of enunciation in speaking or singing: she began imitating his careful diction. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a word or phrase ): from Latin dictio (n- ), from dicere ‘to say ’.
dictionary
dic |tion ¦ary |ˈdɪkʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. dictionaries ) a book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning, or that gives the equivalent words in a different language. • a reference book on any subject, the items of which are arranged in alphabetical order: a dictionary of quotations. PHRASES have swallowed a dictionary informal use long and obscure words when speaking. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale ) or dictionarius (liber )‘manual or book of words ’, from Latin dictio (see diction ).
dictionary attack
dictionary attack ▶noun an attempt to gain illicit access to a computer system by using a very large set of words to generate potential passwords.
dictum
dictum |ˈdɪktəm | ▶noun ( pl. dicta |-tə | or dictums ) a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source: the dicta of High Court Judges. • a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle: the old dictum ‘might is right ’. • Law short for obiter dictum. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘something said ’, neuter past participle of dicere.
dicty
dicty |ˈdɪkti | ▶adjective US black slang ostentatiously stylish; pretentious: up there in their dicty Detroit suburb living the so-called good life. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
Dictyoptera
Dictyoptera |ˌdɪktɪˈɒptərə | ▶plural noun Entomology an order of insects that comprises the cockroaches and mantises. They have a somewhat flattened form, two pairs of wings, and long spiky legs. DERIVATIVES dictyopteran noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek diktuon ‘net ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
dictate
dictate verb 1 the president's attempts to dictate policy: prescribe, lay down, impose, set down, order, command, decree, ordain, direct, determine, decide, control, govern. 2 you are in no position to dictate to me: give orders to, order around /about, lord it over; lay down the law to; informal boss around /about, push around /about; (dictate to someone ) throw one's weight around /about. 3 choice is often dictated by availability: determine, control, govern, decide, influence, affect. ▶noun the dictates of his superior: order, command, commandment, decree, edict, ruling, dictum, diktat, directive, direction, instruction, pronouncement, mandate, requirement, stipulation, injunction, demand; formal ordinance; literary behest.
dictator
dictator noun a regime that has survived under one dictator for more than forty years: autocrat, absolute ruler, despot, tyrant, oppressor, autarch.
dictatorial
dictatorial adjective 1 a dictatorial regime: autocratic, undemocratic, totalitarian, authoritarian, autarchic, despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, absolute, unrestricted, unlimited, unaccountable, arbitrary; informal iron-fisted. ANTONYMS democratic. 2 his dictatorial manner: domineering, autocratic, authoritarian, oppressive, imperious, officious, overweening, overbearing, peremptory, dogmatic, high and mighty; severe, strict; informal bossy, high-handed. ANTONYMS meek.
dictatorship
dictatorship noun growing up in the shadow of dictatorship: absolute rule, undemocratic rule, despotism, tyranny, autocracy, autarchy, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, fascism; oppression, repression. ANTONYMS democracy.
diction
diction noun 1 his careful diction: enunciation, articulation, elocution, locution, pronunciation, speech, intonation, inflection; delivery. 2 her diction was archaic: phraseology, phrasing, turn of phrase, wording, language, usage, vocabulary, terminology, expressions, idioms.
dictionary
dictionary noun if they don't understand what a word means, then they can look it up in the dictionary: lexicon, wordbook, word list, glossary; thesaurus. WORD LINKS lexicography the practice of writing dictionaries Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
dictum
dictum noun 1 he received the dictum with evident reluctance: pronouncement, proclamation, direction, injunction, dictate, command, commandment, order, decree, edict, mandate, diktat. 2 the old dictum “might is right ”: saying, maxim, axiom, proverb, adage, aphorism, saw, precept, epigram, motto, truism, commonplace, platitude; expression, phrase, tag.
Oxford Thesaurus
dictate
dictate verb |(stress on the second syllable ) | 1 he sent for his secretary and dictated a letter: say aloud, utter, speak, read out, read aloud, recite. ANTONYMS write. 2 the government's official position is dictated by the prime minister: prescribe, lay down, impose, set down, set out; order, command, decree, ordain, direct, pronounce, enjoin, promulgate; determine, decide, influence, affect, choose, control, govern. 3 my daughter is always dictating to her friends: give orders to, order about /around, boss (about /around ), impose one's will on, lord it over, bully, domineer, dominate, tyrannize, oppress, ride roughshod over, control, pressurize, browbeat; lay down the law, act the tin god; informal push around /about, bulldoze, walk all over; call the shots, throw one's weight about /around. ▶noun |(stress on the first syllable ) | 1 he showed blind obedience to the dictates of his superior: order, command, decree, edict, rule, ruling, ordinance, dictum, directive, direction, instruction, pronouncement, mandate, requirement, stipulation, injunction, ultimatum, demand, exhortation; (dictates ) bidding, request, charge, promulgation; in Tsarist Russia ukase; in Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento; informal say-so; literary behest; archaic hest; rare rescript. 2 the dictates of fashion: principle, guiding principle, code, canon, law, rule, regulation, precept, dictum, axiom, maxim.
dictator
dictator noun the country was ruled by a right-wing dictator: autocrat, monocrat, absolute ruler; tyrant, despot, oppressor, absolutist, totalitarian, authoritarian; informal supremo, Big Brother; rare autarch.
dictatorial
dictatorial adjective 1 he wanted to retain dictatorial leadership: autocratic, monocratic, undemocratic, totalitarian, authoritarian; despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous; absolute, unrestricted, unlimited, unaccountable, arbitrary, omnipotent, all-powerful, supreme; rare autarchic, autarchical. ANTONYMS democratic. 2 she became irritated by his dictatorial manner: tyrannical, domineering, despotic, oppressive, draconian, iron-handed, iron-fisted, imperious, lordly, magisterial, officious, overweening, overbearing, bossy, repressive, peremptory, high-handed, authoritarian, autocratic, dogmatic, high and mighty; harsh, strict, severe, rigid, inflexible, unyielding; informal pushy, cocky; rare Neronian. ANTONYMS liberal.
dictatorship
dictatorship noun 1 the party was seeking to establish a dictatorship: totalitarian state, autocracy, autarchy, monocracy; dystopia. ANTONYMS democracy. 2 an entire generation grew up in the shadow of dictatorship: absolute rule, undemocratic rule, despotism, autocracy; tyranny, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, absolutism, Fascism; oppression, suppression, repression, subjugation, domination. ANTONYMS democracy.
diction
diction noun 1 a dialogue coach was employed to improve the actors' diction: enunciation, articulation, elocution, locution, pronunciation, speech, speech pattern, manner of speaking, intonation, inflection; delivery, utterance, speech-making, public speaking, declamation, oratory; fluency. 2 he recognized the need for contemporary diction in poetry: phraseology, phrasing, turn of phrase, choice of words, wording, language, parlance, usage, vocabulary, terminology, expression, idiom, style, locution; informal lingo; rare idiolect.
dictionary
dictionary noun half of the words in his text were not in the dictionary: lexicon, wordbook, glossary, vocabulary list, vocabulary, word list, wordfinder. WORD LINKS dictionary lexicographic relating to dictionaries lexicography writing of dictionaries lexicographer writer of dictionaries Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
dictum
dictum noun 1 he received the head's dictum with evident reluctance: pronouncement, proclamation, direction, injunction, assertion, statement; dictate, command, commandment, mandate, order, decree, edict, fiat, promulgation, precept, requirement, stipulation, instruction; law, ordinance, rule, regulation; in Tsarist Russia ukase; in Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento; rare rescript, firman, decretal, irade. 2 ‘live well with all creatures ’ is an apt dictum for today: saying, maxim, axiom, proverb, adage, aphorism, saw, precept, epigram, epigraph, motto, truism, platitude, commonplace; words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom; expression, phrase, formula, slogan, quotation, quote; rare apophthegm, gnome.
Duden Dictionary
Dictionnaire
Dic ti on naire Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |dɪksi̯ɔˈnɛːɐ̯ | Diktionär
French Dictionary
dictateur
dictateur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui gouverne un pays sans contrôle démocratique. SYNONYME despote .
dictatorial
dictatorial , iale , iaux adj. adjectif Relatif à une dictature. : Des procédés dictatoriaux.
dictature
dictature n. f. nom féminin 1 Régime politique où tous les pouvoirs sont concentrés entre les mains d ’une personne, d ’un parti. : La dictature financière. SYNONYME tyrannie . 2 figuré Pouvoir absolu.
dictée
dictée n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de dicter. : Écrire sous la dictée de quelqu ’un. 2 Exercice où l ’on s ’efforce d ’écrire correctement un texte lu. : La dictée du championnat d ’orthographe est difficile.
dicter
dicter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Dire un texte à haute voix à quelqu ’un qui le transcrit. : Dicter le courrier. 2 Inspirer, imposer. : C ’est le devoir qui lui a dicté cette décision. SYNONYME commander ; suggérer . aimer
diction
diction n. f. nom féminin Manière de parler, élocution. : Sa diction est excellente. Note Orthographique dic t ion.
dictionnaire
dictionnaire n. m. nom masculin Recueil des mots d ’une ou de plusieurs langues et des informations s ’y rapportant, présentés selon un certain ordre (alphabétique, thématique, systématique, etc. ). : Un dictionnaire de langue, encyclopédique, bilingue. S ’abrège familièrement en dico (s ’écrit sans point ). Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • glossaire, petit répertoire érudit d ’un auteur, d ’un domaine; • lexique, ouvrage qui ne comporte pas de définitions et qui donne souvent l ’équivalent dans une autre langue; • vocabulaire, ouvrage qui comprend les mots d ’une spécialité avec leurs définitions.
dictionnairique
dictionnairique adj. adjectif didactique Relatif au dictionnaire.
dicton
dicton n. m. nom masculin Petite phrase connue de tous et qui exprime la sagesse populaire. : Le trois fait le mois, dit le dicton. La nuit, tous les chats sont gris, dit le dicton. Note Technique Le dicton est souvent régional, alors que le proverbe connaît une diffusion plus étendue. Note Typographique Au point de vue typographique, il est d ’usage de composer les dictons, les devises, les maximes comme des citations, c ’est-à -dire en italique dans un texte en romain et en romain dans un texte en italique.
Spanish Dictionary
dictado
dictado nombre masculino 1 Acción de dictar :el dictado de la moda; actúan bajo el dictado de las autoridades .2 Texto que se dicta o que se ha escrito al dictado :la causa probable de la transcripción de estos textos es su empleo como dictados para que los alumnos aprendieran a escribir .3 Calificativo que se aplica a una persona o que se le da como sobrenombre :merecía el dictado de sabio .4 Conjunto de normas, indicaciones o sugerencias de la razón, la moral, la conciencia u otra cosa :los dictados de la lógica; los dictados de la imaginación; el dictado del pensamiento .Se usa generalmente en plural .al dictado Indica que algo se hace por mandato o indicación de alguien o algo :al dictado de su curiosidad; intento actuar siempre al dictado de mi conciencia; estaba dispuesta a callar y someterse al dictado de los acontecimientos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín dictatum ‘texto dictado por un maestro a sus alumnos ’, sustantivación del participio pasado de dictare ‘dictar ’ y este de dicere ‘decir ’. Del mismo origen que dechado (V.), ha mantenido el significado latino. De la familia etimológica de decir (V.).
dictador, -ra
dictador, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Soberano que recibe o se arroga el derecho de gobernar con poderes absolutos y sin someterse a ninguna ley :nadie se olvida de los crímenes que cometió en sus épocas de dictador .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que abusa de su superioridad, de su fuerza o de su poder en su relación con los demás :no seas tan dictadora con tus hijos, déjalos que estudien lo que quieran .SINÓNIMO déspota, tirano .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín dictator ‘redactor ’, ‘magistrado supremo ’, derivado de dictare ‘dictar ’. Esta última acepción, propia del derecho romano, genera por extensión las acepciones modernas. De la familia etimológica de decir (V.).
dictadura
dictadura nombre femenino 1 Régimen político en el que una sola persona gobierna con poder total, sin someterse a ningún tipo de limitaciones y con la facultad de promulgar y modificar leyes a su voluntad :el régimen autoritario que empezó a disolverse en 1975 era una dictadura militar .SINÓNIMO autocracia .2 Estado que tiene este régimen político :Chile, en 1973, se convirtió en una dictadura .3 Tiempo que dura este tipo de régimen político como forma de gobierno de un Estado :la organización de las Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo hablará sobre los múltiples casos de niños secuestrados durante la dictadura argentina .4 Poder o dominio excesivo o absoluto que una cosa o una persona ejercen sobre alguien :la humanidad no podrá encontrar la vía de la supervivencia y de la salud si no consigue liberarse de la dictadura de lo inmediato .SINÓNIMO tiranía .
dictáfono
dictáfono nombre masculino Aparato usado en las oficinas para grabar y reproducir las palabras que se le dictan o las conversaciones; cuenta con un micrófono, un dispositivo de grabación y reproducción de la voz y otro dispositivo que permite al mecanógrafo encargado de transcribir la cinta parar, retroceder, avanzar o escuchar la cinta accionándolo con el pie y quedando así sus manos libres para escribir en el teclado .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés Dictaphone , nombre de marca registrada, compuesto de dicta de dictar y fono (V.).
dictamen
dictamen nombre masculino 1 Opinión o juicio técnico o pericial, que se forma o emite sobre algo :emitir un dictamen; el juez podrá recabar el dictamen de especialistas; el dictamen establece en sus conclusiones que los resultados gozan de plena legitimidad .2 Opinión personal sobre cuestiones morales :siguió el dictamen de su conciencia y no obedeció .
dictaminador, -ra
dictaminador, -ra adjetivo Que dictamina :comisión dictaminadora .
dictaminar
dictaminar verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Dar o emitir un dictamen sobre algo :el juez dictaminó sobre el caso de corrupción; dictaminó ayer la repetición del encuentro de la segunda eliminatoria; estaba bien preparado para dictaminar el pronóstico .
díctamo
díctamo nombre masculino Planta aromática de tallos vellosos, hojas pequeñas y ovaladas, flores rosadas o malvas, agrupadas en espiga y fruto seco y globoso .SINÓNIMO orégano .díctamo blanco Planta de tallo velloso, hojas ovaladas que producen un aceite aromático, flores rosas o blancas agrupadas en racimo y fruto capsular .díctamo real Planta euforbiácea, de tallo quebradizo, con flores de color verde y amarillo que destilan un jugo lechoso y almibarado; se usa en medicina natural como purgante .
dictar
dictar verbo transitivo 1 Decir algo en voz alta para que alguien, al mismo tiempo, lo vaya escribiendo, generalmente haciendo las pausas necesarias o convenientes :dictar una carta; el jefe de personal me estaba dictando unas notas cuando sonó el teléfono .2 Pronunciar o dar a conocer una nueva norma, una sentencia, una ley, un fallo, una resolución, etc. :dictar un veredicto; dictar una ordenanza; el juez dictó la sentencia .3 Decir a alguien lo que se debe cumplir, soportar o aceptar :siempre sigue las pautas que dicta la moda; (fig ) tal vez ese impulso de odio no se lo dictaban los últimos y maltratados despojos de su memoria, sino un hábito tan inconsciente como el de respirar .4 Impartir una conferencia o curso :dictó cuatro conferencias en la Universidad Autónoma de México sobre medio ambiente .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín dictare, frecuentativo de dicere ‘decir ’. De la familia etimológica de decir (V.).
dictatorial
dictatorial adjetivo 1 De la dictadura o relacionado con ella :regímenes dictatoriales; sistemas dictatoriales; gobierno dictatorial .2 Del dictador o relacionado con él :talante dictatorial; órdenes dictatoriales .
dicterio
dicterio nombre masculino formal Insulto (palabra con que se insulta a alguien ).
dictióptero
dictióptero adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [insecto ] Que pertenece al orden de los dictiópteros .2 dictiópteros nombre masculino plural zool Orden de insectos con el cuerpo aplanado, las patas largas y provistos de dos pares de alas, de las cuales el par anterior es coriáceo y se mantiene horizontalmente sobre el dorso :la cucaracha y la mantis pertenecen a los dictiópteros .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
dict
dict .dictation ; dictator ; dictionary .
dicta
dic ta /dɪ́ktə /名詞 dictumの複数形 .
Dictaphone
Dic ta phone /dɪ́ktəfòʊn /名詞 C ｟商標 ｠ディクタフォン 〘録音と再生が可能な速記用事務機器 〙.
dictate
dic tate /dɪ́kteɪt |--́ /〖原義は 「口に出して言う 」〗動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -tating 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉【人などに 】〈文章 手紙など 〉を書き取らせる , 口述する «to » ; 【テープレコーダーなどに 】〈文章など 〉を記録する «into » ▸ I dictated a message to my secretary .秘書に伝言を書き取らせた 2 〈人が 〉【人などに 】〈仕事 命令など 〉を 厳しく命令する , 押しつける, (頭ごなしに )指令する «to » ; 〖～ that節 /wh節 句 〗…ということ […すべきか ]を指示する (!that節内の 動詞 の形については →suggest 他動詞 語法 ) ▸ The unfavorable terms were dictated to me .私はその不利な条件を押しつけられた ▸ The company dictates what the employees should wear .その会社は社員の服装を規定している 3 〈物事が 〉…に影響する, …を決定づける ; 〖～ wh節 /that節 〗…か […ということ ]に影響する ▸ My mood dictates what I wear .私はその時の気分で何を着て行くかを決める 自動詞 1 【人などに 】書き取らせる , 口述する «to » ▸ dictate to a secretary 秘書に口述する 2 【人などに 】(厳しく )命令する, (強制的に )指示する «to » (!受け身にできる ) ▸ I don't want to be dictated to .指図は受けたくない 3 〈物事が 〉影響 [決定 ]する .名詞 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例 ～s 〗(従うべき良心 理性などの )命令, 指示, 原理 ▸ follow [obey ] the dictates 命令に従う
dictation
dic ta tion /dɪktéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 書き取り, 口述 ; U C (外国語などの )ディクテーション (試験 ), (ディクテーションで )書き取った言葉 [文章 ]▸ take dictation from A A 〈人 〉の言ったことを書き取る .2 U 命令, 指図 .
dictator
dic ta tor /dɪ́kteɪtə r |--́- /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ｟非難して ｠独裁者 , 暴君 .2 ｟非難して ｠(ワンマンな )命令者, 威圧的な人 .3 〘ローマ史 〙執政官 〘非常時に任命された 〙.4 口述者 .
dictatorial
dic ta to ri al /dɪ̀ktətɔ́ːriəl /形容詞 1 独裁者の, 専制的な .2 ｟非難して ｠〈人などが 〉横暴な, 横柄な, 命令的な .～ly 副詞 独裁的に, 横暴に .
dictatorship
dic ta tor ship /dɪ́kteɪtə r ʃɪ̀p |--́--̀ /名詞 複 ～s /-s /1 C U 独裁 [専制 ]政治 ▸ be freed from military dictatorship 軍事独裁政治から解放される 2 C 独裁国家 .3 U C 独裁者の地位 [在任期間 ]; 独裁権 .
diction
dic tion /dɪ́kʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 発声法, 話し方 .2 (文学などの )言葉遣い, 用語選択 ▸ poetic diction 詩的語法
dictionary
dic tion ar y /dɪ́kʃənèri |-ʃ (ə )n (ə )ri /〖diction (単語に関する )ary (もの )〗名詞 複 -ies /-z /C 1 辞書 , 辞典, 字引 ▸ look up new words in the dictionary 辞書で知らない単語を引く (╳look up the dictionary for new wordsとしない )▸ use [check, ｟よりかたく ｠consult ] a dictionary ≒ see [look at ] a dictionary 辞書を引く ▸ an English-Japanese [a Japanese-English ] dictionary 英和 [和英 ]辞典 ▸ Our teacher is, as it were, a walking [living ] dictionary .私たちの先生はいわば生き字引きだ 2 事典 , 特殊辞典 ▸ a biographical [medical ] dictionary 人名 [医学 ]辞典 ▸ a dictionary of music 音楽辞典 3 〘コンピュ 〙(スペルチェックなどで使われる )辞書 .
dictum
dic tum /dɪ́ktəm /〖＜ラテン 〗名詞 複 -ta /-tə /, ～s C 1 (権威者による )公式の声明, 意見 .2 金言, 格言 .3 ＝obiter dictum .
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