dictee

See also: dictée

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French dictée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dikˈteː/

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• Hyphenation: dic‧tee
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

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)

Related terms

• dictaat
• dicteren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: diktee
• → Indonesian: dikte