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monologue

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variants: also monolog

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a long discourse delivered by a single person
  • His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.

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The first known use of monologue was in 1549

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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 3 Aug. 2020.

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