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Definition of indirect speech noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

indirect speech

noun

/ˌɪndərekt ˈspiːtʃ/,

/ˌɪndaɪrekt ˈspiːtʃ/

/ˌɪndərekt ˈspiːtʃ/,

/ˌɪndaɪrekt ˈspiːtʃ/

(also reported speech)

[uncountable] (grammar)

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a report of what somebody has said that does not use their exact words compare direct speechTopics Languageb1, Literature and writingb1

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