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direct discourse

DEFINITIONS OF: direct discourse

1

n a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'")

Synonyms:
direct quotation
Antonyms:
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'")
Type of:
account, report
the act of informing by verbal report
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