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Definition of "monologue" []

  • A dramatic soliloquy. (noun)
  • A literary composition in the form of a soliloquy. (noun)
  • A continuous series of jokes or comic stories delivered by one comedian. (noun)
  • A long speech made by one person, often monopolizing a conversation. (noun)
  • To give or perform a monologue. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "monologue" in a sentence
  • "This monologue is the kind of theatrical event that uncompromisingly delivers some heart-stopping moments."
  • "So taken literally, the monologue is an argument unrelated to the question."
  • "Of course we all know why the monologue is there: to make the question essentially "Tell us how someone who Owens thinks shouldn't have been a judge was a great judge" -- the exact parallel to "When did you stop beating your wife?"."