direct discourse

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsdirect quotation

   Antonymsindirect discourse

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Questions about direct discourse

What does direct discourse mean?

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

What is another word for direct discourse?

Close synonyms include direct quotation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.