Meanings
nounoblique speech (uncountable)
- rhetoricuncountableSpeech which is quoted indirectly, or in a different person from that employed by the original speaker.
Synonyms: oblique narration
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSpeech which is quoted indirectly, or in a different person from that employed by the original speaker.
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oblique speech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20speech
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“oblique speech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20speech. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oblique speech,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20speech.
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