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monologue

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/

The English word “monologue” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.

verb

  1. To speak in or deliver a monologue.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.

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