| Noun | 1. | direct discourse - 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'") |
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