Reported speech
noun
1.
another term for indirect speech
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- Reporting
noun 1. an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient. 2. a statement or announcement. 3. a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip. 4. an account of […]
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- Reportion
noun 1. a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript. 2. an amount of food served for one person; serving; helping: He took a large portion of spinach. 3. the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; share. […]
- Reportorial
adjective 1. of or relating to a reporter. 2. of, noting, or characteristic of a report: His lecture was more reportorial than analytical. adjective 1. (mainly US) of or relating to a newspaper reporter