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reported speech

 noun
     
Related topics: Grammar
reported speech [uncountable] technical
SLG in grammar, words that are used to tell what someone says without repeating their actual words. 'She said she didn't feel well' is an example of reported speech [= indirect speech; ≠ direct speech]
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