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

direct speech

noun
 
/dəˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/,
 
/daɪˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/
 
/dəˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/,
 
/daɪˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/
 [uncountable] (grammar)
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  1. a speaker’s actual words; the use of these in writing
    • Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas.
    compare reported speechTopics Languageb1, Literature and writingb1
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