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mon·o·logue
also mon·o·log (mŏn′ə-lôg′, -lŏg′)n.
1.
a. A lengthy, uninterrupted speech by a single character, as in a play or novel.
b. A literary composition in monologue form.
2. A continuous series of jokes or comic stories delivered by one comedian.
3. A long speech made by one person, often monopolizing a conversation.
v. mon·o·logued, mon·o·logu·ing, mon·o·logues also mon·o·logged or mon·o·log·ging or mon·o·logs
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
(ˈmɒnəˌlɒɡ) ormonolog
n
1. (Theatre) a long speech made by one actor in a play, film, etc, esp when alone
2. (Theatre) a dramatic piece for a single performer
3. any long speech by one person, esp when interfering with conversation
[C17: via French from Greek monologos speaking alone]
monologic, ˌmonoˈlogical adj
monologist n
monology n
Usage: See at soliloquy
mon•o•logue
or mon•o•log
(ˈmɒn əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg)n.
1.
a. a dramatic or comic piece spoken entirely by a single performer.
2. a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker.
3. any composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone.
[1615–25; < French, on the model of dialogue dialogue; compare Greek monólogos speaking alone]
mon•o•log•ist (ˈmɒn əˌlɔ gɪst, -ˌlɒg ɪst, məˈnɒl ə dʒɪst) mon•o•logu•ist (ˈmɒn əˌlɔ gɪst, -ˌlɒg ɪst) n.
monologue
a theatrical performance or scene with a single actor who speaks alone.
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| Noun | 1. |  monologue - speech you make to yourself speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" |
| 2. |  monologue - a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" | |
| 3. |  monologue - a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor |