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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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Derived Forms

  • monologist, noun
  • monology, noun
  • monologic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz··Dz·ic [mon-, uh, -, loj, -ik], Dzo·Dzi· adjective
  • Dz··Dz·ist [mon, -, uh, -law-gist, -log-ist, m, uh, -, nol, -, uh, -jist], Dz··Dzu·ist [mon, -, uh, -law-gist, -log-ist], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of monologue1

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

Origin of monologue1

C17: via French from Greek monologos speaking alone
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Example Sentences

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We get to mine and there was a pickleball monologue.

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For her short monologue, Mikey Madison said she’s exhausted from her busy month and plans to sleep in April.

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It feels like someone should be; otherwise, why deliver that instantly iconic monologue?

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He tells Salon, “It had some really fascinating angles, but the whole narrative was one long slog of a monologue from Dolores, which made it feel one dimensional, and to be honest, raw and unrevised.”

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O’Brien delivered monologue jokes with his typical confident expertise, but the routine would’ve been better suited for a late-night talk show than the Oscars.

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