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English

indirect speech

noun

Meaning

  1. (grammar) reported speech

Etymology / origin

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Related words

speech(English)second-hand speech(English)tattling(English)colloquialese(English)jargoning(English)voicer(English)chuchotage(English)running speech(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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