monologue (noun)

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• monologue — ► NOUN 1) a long speech by one actor in a play or film. 2) a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation. ORIGIN from Greek monologos speaking alone …   English terms dictionary

• monologue — noun Letterman s nightly monologue Syn: soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, sermon, homily; formal oration …   Thesaurus of popular words

• monologue — noun 1》 a long speech by one actor in a play or film. 2》 a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation. Derivatives monologic adjective monological adjective monologist (also monologuist) noun Origin C17: from Fr., from Gk monologos… …   English new terms dictionary

• monologue — (AmE also monolog) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ inner, interior, internal ▪ extended, lengthy, long, rambling ▪ short …   Collocations dictionary

• interior monologue — noun a literary genre that presents a fictional character s sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue • Hypernyms: ↑prose * * * inˌterior ˈmonologue 7 [interior monologue] noun (in literature …   Useful english dictionary

• monologue — UK [ˈmɒnəlɒɡ] / US [ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ] noun [countable] Word forms monologue : singular monologue plural monologues 1) a speech made by someone who talks for a long time and does not let anyone else say anything He kept up a steady monologue during the… …   English dictionary

• monologue — also monolog AmE noun (C) 1 informal a long period of talking by one person that prevents other people from taking part in a conversation: Charles listened patiently to a fifteen minute monologue before finally interrupting. 2 a long speech by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• monologue — also monolog noun Etymology: Middle French monologue, from mon + logue Date: 1549 1. a. soliloquy 2 b. a dramatic sketch performed by one actor c. the routine of a stand up comic 2. a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy 3. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• monologue — 1. noun a) A type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person. b) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment. Syn …   Wiktionary

• monologue — mon|o|logue [ manə,lag ] noun count 1. ) a speech made by someone who talks for a long time and does not let anyone else say anything: He kept up a steady monologue during the whole trip. 2. ) a long speech made as entertainment, or made by a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• monologue — /ˈmɒnəlɒg / (say monuhlog) noun 1. a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker. 2. any composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone. 3. a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone. 4. a form of dramatic… …