indirect discourse

in·di·rect·discourse

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noun

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''")

Synonyms

indirect discourse

Antonyms

direct discourse

Related words

Broader terms

report

Grammar

noun
singular	indirect discourse
plural	indirect discourses

Nearby words

indirection indirectly indirectness indirect antonym indirect correlation indirect evidence indirect expression indirect fire indirect immunofluorescence indirect lighting

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