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noun
1.
a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
2.
a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation.
3.
any composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone.
4.
a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; soliloquy.
Also, mon·o·log.
Origin:
1615–25; < French, on the model of dialogue dialogue; compare Greek monólogos speaking alone
1615–25; < French, on the model of dialogue dialogue; compare Greek monólogos speaking alone
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monologue
1668, "long speech by one person," from Late Gk. monologos "speaking alone," from Gk. monos "single, alone" + logos "speech, word," from legein "to speak" (see lecture).
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monologue
in literature and drama, an extended speech by one person. The term has several closely related meanings. A dramatic monologue (q.v.) is any speech of some duration addressed by a character to a second person. A soliloquy (q.v.) is a type of monologue in which a character directly addresses an audience or speaks his thoughts aloud while alone or while the other actors keep silent. In fictional literature, an interior monologue (q.v.) is a type of monologue that exhibits the thoughts, feelings, and associations passing through a character's mind.
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