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monologue

noun
/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/UK/ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/US/ˈmoːno(ː)ˌlɒɡ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos)der. Middle French monologueder. ▲ Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -logue English monologue First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.

  1. derived from μονόλογος
  2. borrowed from monologue

Definitions

  1. A long speech by one person in a play

    A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.

  2. A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.

  3. A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To deliver a monologue.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for monologue. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA