monologue
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Circa 1550, from circa 1500 Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Ancient Greek or via Byzantine Greek μονολογος (monologos, “speaking alone”)
[edit] Alternative forms
- monolog (US, noun)
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia monologue (plural monologues)
- (drama) A type of art that consist of soliloquy, a long speech by one person.
- (comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
- A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
[edit] Synonyms
- (drama): soliloquy
[edit] Antonyms
- (a monopolizing utterance): dialogue
[edit] Translations
a long speech by one person
comedy: a long series of comic story
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[edit] See also
[edit] Verb
monologue (third-person singular simple present monologues, present participle monologuing, simple past and past participle monologued)
- To deliver a monologue.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Ancient Greek or via Byzantine Greek μονολογος (monologos, “speaking alone”)
[edit] Noun
monologue m. (plural monologues)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- English nouns
- en:Drama
- en:Comedy
- English verbs
- en:Talking
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns