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Definition of monologue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

monologue

noun
 
/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/
 
/ˈmɑːnəlɔːɡ/
(US English also monolog)
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  1. [countable] a long speech by one person during a conversation that stops other people from speaking or expressing an opinion
    • He went into a long monologue about life in America.
    • She launched into a long monologue about how wonderful the company was.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • inner
    • interior
    • internal
    • …
    verb + monologue
    • deliver
    • do
    • go into
    • …
    preposition
    • monologue about
    • monologue on
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable, countable] a long speech in a play, film, etc. spoken by one actor, especially when alone
    • She delivered her monologue in a deadpan voice.
    Topics Film and theatrec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • inner
    • interior
    • internal
    • …
    verb + monologue
    • deliver
    • do
    • go into
    • …
    preposition
    • monologue about
    • monologue on
    See full entry
  3. [countable, uncountable] a dramatic story, especially in verse, told or performed by one person
    • an entertainer who does comic monologues
    see also dramatic monologueTopics Literature and writingc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • inner
    • interior
    • internal
    • …
    verb + monologue
    • deliver
    • do
    • go into
    • …
    preposition
    • monologue about
    • monologue on
    See full entry
    4. compare dialogue, soliloquy see also interior monologue
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Greek monologos ‘speaking alone’.
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