Definition for direct speech - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	direct speech (dir¦ect speech) noun [mass noun] the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words of a speaker, for example ‘I’m going’, she said. Contrasted with reported speech.		More words in this category clitic gerundive historic present infix invariable nominal paradigm parenthetical partitive genitive possessive pronoun postpositive predicate prenominal principal parts reported speech serial comma simplex suasive syntax tense 2 Nearby Words direct examination direct injection direct labour direct mail direct marketing direct method direct object direct proportion direct rule direct speech direct tax direct-drive direct-grant school direction direction finder directional directionless directive directly