Monologue - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Monologue :  (noun)
1: speech you make to yourself [syn: soliloquy]
2: a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
3: a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor

Based on WordNet 2.0

Monologue : \Mon"o*logue\, n. [F. monologue, Gr. ? speaking alone; mo`nos alone, single, sole _ ? speech, discourse, ? to speak. See Legend.] 1. A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue. --Dryden.

2. A dramatic composition for a single performer.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Monologue

ihappyali: @jharshman23 math portfolio and memorized Monologue for english too
Zoeoeh: I have to write a dramatic Monologue for tomorrow... Guess what? I can't be arsed xxxxxxxx
IAmCattSadler: Just watched my 8 year old perform his first Monologue "Detention" at Sherry Theatre. Written and performed by! Bravo Austin!! :-) Big Kiss!
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