Meaning of SOLILOQUY
| Pronunciation: | | su'lilukwee
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- [n] a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
- [n] speech you make to yourself
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| | Synonyms: | | monologue |
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| | See Also: | | actor's line, language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, words | |
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| | Definition: | | Soliloquy
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| | Definition: | | \So*lil"o*quy\, n.; pl. {Soliloquies}. [L.
soliloquium; solus alone + loqui to speak. See {Sole} ly, and
{Loquacious}.]
1. The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one
in solitude to one's self; monologue.
Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.
--Spectator.
2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a
person says to himself.
The whole poem is a soliloquy. --Prior.
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