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Definition reported speech in British English

reported speech noun

[uncountable] noun
/rɪˌpɔː(r)tɪd ˈspiːtʃ/
1

the words that you use to report what someone else has said, for example 'He said we shouldn't leave town'

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Definition reported speech in British English