monologue
/ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ/
UK: /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/
monologue
English
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Definition
A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
Etymology
First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos, “soliloquy, monologue”). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.
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