Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indirect quotation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: in-di-rec-t quo-ta-tion
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An utterance in which one person states what someone else said, but framed as an object within a larger clause without quotation marks (when in written form) and sometimes, but not necessarily, repeating their exact words verbatim.

noun

A rate in foreign currency.

Example Sentences

"She relayed his words as an indirect quotation: she said, "He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken.""
"He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken; there are no quote marks in this sentence because it contains an indirect quotation."

Inflected Forms

indirect quotations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

direct quote

Synonyms

currency rate receiving quotation

Questions

What does indirect quotation mean?: An utterance in which one person states what someone else said, but framed as an object within a larger clause without quotation marks (when in written form) and sometimes, but not necessarily, repeating their exact words verbatim.

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