[mon-uh-lawg, -log] 
| 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, esp. 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. |
[mon-uh-loj-ik] , mon⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective [mon-uh-law-gist, -log-ist, muh-nol-uh-jist] , mon⋅o⋅logu⋅ist [mon-uh-law-gist, -log-ist] , noun | mon·o·logue also mon·o·log (mŏn'ə-lôg', -lŏg') n.
v. intr. To give or perform a monologue. v. tr. To address a monologue to. [French : Greek mono-, mono- + Greek -logos, -logue.] mon'o·log'ic (-lŏj'ĭk), mon'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., mon'o·logu'ist (mŏn'ə-lôg'ĭst, -lŏg'-), mo·nol'o·gist (mə-nŏl'ə-jĭst, mŏn'ə-lôg'ĭst, -lŏg'-) n. |
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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