Meaning

noun speech you make to yourself

noun a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)

noun a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Byzantine Greek μόνος (mónos) Byzantine Greek μονο- (mono-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Byzantine Greek λόγος (lógos) Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos)der. Middle French monologueder. ▲ Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -logue English monologue First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue,…

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