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indirect discourse
in′direct speech′
n. the reporting of what a speaker said consisting not of the speaker's exact words but of a version transformed for grammatical inclusion in a larger sentence, as in She said she wasn't going. Compare direct speech. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | indirect discourse - a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'")report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"direct discourse, direct quotation - a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'") |
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Antonyms for indirect discoursenoun a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (eRelated WordsAntonyms- direct discourse
- direct quotation
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