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monologue

Or Dz··Dz

[mon-uh-lawg, -log]

noun

  1. a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker.

    a comedian's monologue.

  2. a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation.

  3. any composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone.

  4. a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; soliloquy.



monologue

/ məˈnɒləɡɪst, mɒˈnɒlədʒɪ, ˈmɒnəˌlɒɡɪst, ˌmɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk, ˈmɒnəˌlɒɡ /

noun

  1. a long speech made by one actor in a play, film, etc, esp when alone

  2. a dramatic piece for a single performer

  3. any long speech by one person, esp when interfering with conversation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • monologic adjective
  • monological adjective
  • monologist noun
  • monologuist noun
  • monology noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of monologue1

1615–25; < French, on the model of dialogue dialogue; compare Greek DzóDzDz speaking alone
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of monologue1

C17: via French from Greek monologos speaking alone
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“How would we juxtapose that with an inner monologue that is more expressive?” he says.

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No wonder Lucy eventually snaps and spits out a venomous monologue straight to the camera.

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The film’s emotional centerpiece is a long monologue Albie delivers alone at a desk: a quiet meditation on the hidden beauty of math and, by extension, life.

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They were asked to submit two videos - a memorised monologue and a short introductory clip talking about their hobbies.

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During one magnetic monologue, where Cupp pieces the clues together to whom she believes is the killer, we see all the cogs of her intelligence and humor turning swiftly.

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