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monologue

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn(ə)lɒg/
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Definition of monologue

noun

  • a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme: he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare he had a long and exacting monologue at the end of the film
  • a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation:Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn’t spoken

Derivatives

monologic

Pronunciation: /-ˈlɒdʒɪk/
adjective

monological

Pronunciation: /-ˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/
adjective

monologist

Pronunciation: /məˈnɒlədʒɪst/
(also monologuist /-gɪst/) noun

monologize

Pronunciation: /məˈnɒlədʒʌɪz/
(also monologise) verb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from French, from Greek monologos 'speaking alone'

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