DIRECT QUOTATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g.,

Example:

he said 'I am a fool'

Synonyms:

direct discourse; direct quotation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("direct quotation" is a kind of...):

account; report (the act of informing by verbal report)

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