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monologue
- /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ UK
- /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/ US
- /ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ/ US, cot caught merger
Where it comes from
First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Medieval Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.
noun monologues · monolog
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A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
Similar: soliloquy
- A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
- A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
verb monologues · monologuing · monologued · monolog
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To speak in or deliver a monologue.
Powerful parents, in her formulation, feeling themselves autonomous and powerful, give autonomy and power to their children; powerless ones, feeling themselves passive and controlled, in turn exert an excessive control on their children, and monologue at them, instead of having a dialogue with them.
Similar: monologize
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: soliloquy, talk, lecture, oration, address, speech, tirade, homily, spiel, sermon, diatribe, presentation, declamation, discourse, harangue, peroration
Translations
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noun long speech by one person
| Español | monólogo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 독백 dokbaek, 모놀로그 monollogeu |
| 日本語 | 独白 dokuhaku, 独話 dokuwa, モノローグ monorōgu |
| 中文 | 獨白 /独白 dúbái |
| हिन्दी | एकालाप ekālāp, आत्मभाषण ātmabhāṣaṇ |
| Português | monólogo |
| Français | monologue |
| Deutsch | Monolog, Selbstgespräch |
| Italiano | monologo |
| Ελληνικά | μονόλογος monólogos |
| Română | monolog |
| Русский | моноло́г monológ |
| Tiếng Việt | độc ngữ |
| العربية | مُونُولُوج mūnūlūg, حَدِيث النَّفْس ḥadīṯ an-nafs |
| עברית | מוֹנוֹלוֹג monológ |
noun comedy: long series of stories and jokes
| 日本語 | 漫談 mandan, 落語 rakugo |
|---|---|
| Português | monólogo |
| Русский | моноло́г monológ |
noun monopolizing utterance
| Português | monólogo |
|---|
verb Translations
| Español | monologar |
|---|
Talk about this word "monologue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monologue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monologue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monologue "monologue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monologue.Cite this
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title = {monologue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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