indirect speech
esp US indirect discourse
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noun
the reporting of something said or written by conveying what was meant rather than repeating the exact words, as in the sentence He asked me whether I would go as opposed to He asked me, "Will you go?"Also called: reported speech
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Words nearby indirect speech
indirectly, indirect object, indirect primary, indirect proof, indirect question, indirect speech, indirect tax, indiscernible, indiscerptible, indiscipline, indiscoverable
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