"direct quote" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: direct quotes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} direct quote (plural direct quotes)
  1. A repetition or report of the exact words used in a text or source; usually with quotation marks when in written form, indicating where the verbatim quotation begins and ends.
    Sense id: en-direct_quote-en-noun-voJPVx7Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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