monologue
mon·o·logue / ˈmänlˌôg; -ˌäg/ • n. a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program. ∎ the form or style of such speeches: the play oscillates between third-person narration and monologue. ∎ a long and typically tedious speech by one person during a conversation: Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken.DERIVATIVES: mon·o·log·ic / ˌmänlˈäjik/ adj.mon·o·log·i·cal / ˌmänlˈäjikəl/ adj.mon·o·log·ist / məˈnäləjist/ (also -logu·ist) n.mon·o·log·ize / məˈnäləˌjīz/ v.
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