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running dictation

running dictation noun: a classroom exercise in which students run to a text, and then pass the message verbally to a partner.

Noun

running dictation (countable and uncountable, plural running dictations)

  1. A classroom exercise in which students run to a text, and then pass the message verbally to a partner.

Forms of running dictation

pluralrunning dictations

Questions about running dictation

What does running dictation mean?
Running dictation means a classroom exercise in which students run to a text, and then pass the message verbally to a partner.
What part of speech is running dictation?
Running dictation is a noun.
What is the plural of running dictation?
The plural of running dictation is running dictations.

Words near running dictation in the dictionary

  1. running couplings
  2. Running Creek
  3. running day
  4. running days
  5. running deep
  6. running dictation
  7. running dictations
  8. running dog
  9. running dogs
  10. running down
  11. running down the clock

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