reported clause
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noun
grammar a bound clause that reports what someone has said or thought, bound to a main clause that contains a verb of saying or thinking
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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repopulate, report, reportable disease, reportage, report card, reported clause, reportedly, reported speech, reporter, reporter gene, reportorial
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