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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•o•logue or mon•o•log /ˈmɑnəˌlɔg, -ˌlɑg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Show Businessa dramatic piece spoken by a single performer.
- a long speech by a single speaker.
mon•o•log•ist, mon•o•logu•ist /ˈmɑnəˌlɔgɪst, -ˌlɑgɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]See -log-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•o•logue (mon′ə lôg′, -log′),USA pronunciation n. - Show Businessa form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker:a comedian's monologue.
- a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, esp. one dominating or monopolizing a conversation.
- Literatureany composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone.
- Show Businessa part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; soliloquy.
Also, mon′o•log′. - French, on the model of dialogue dialogue; compare Greek monólogos speaking alone
- 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: monologue /ˈmɒnəˌlɒɡ/ n - a long speech made by one actor in a play, film, etc, esp when alone
- a dramatic piece for a single performer
- any long speech by one person, esp when interfering with conversation
Etymology: 17th Century: via French from Greek monologos speaking alonemonologic /ˌmɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk/, ˌmonoˈlogical adj monologist /ˈmɒnəˌlɒɡɪst; məˈnɒləɡɪst/ n |