Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun direct_quotation

1 sense of direct quotation

Sense 1
direct discourse, direct quotation -- (a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'"))
       => report, account -- (the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple")