Meaning of MONOLOGUE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mânu`log
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- [n] a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
- [n] a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
- [n] speech you make to yourself
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| | Synonyms: | | soliloquy |
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| | See Also: | | actor's line, language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, words | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mon"o*logue\, n. [F. monologue, Gr. ? speaking alone;
mo`nos alone, single, sole + ? speech, discourse, ? to speak.
See {Legend}.]
1. A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk
or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as,
an account in monologue. --Dryden.
2. A dramatic composition for a single performer.
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