US /ˈmɑnəlɔɡ/ UK /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a long speech by one speaker, especially in a play or performance

    Her opening monologue held the audience in rapt silence.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a long speech by one... soliloquyspeechaddressorationspiel
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Word family
Derived forms monologistmonologuistmonologic

Etymology

From French monologue, from Late Latin monologus, from Ancient Greek monologos ('speaking alone'), from monos ('single') + logos ('speech, word').

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