"indirect quotation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: indirect quotations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} indirect quotation (plural indirect quotations)
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-indirect_quotation-en-noun-ga5acNU-
  2. (numismatics, business) A rate in foreign currency. Categories (topical): Business, Currency Synonyms: currency rate, receiving quotation
    Sense id: en-indirect_quotation-en-noun-Q75-1470 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Topics: business, hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics

Inflected forms

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