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monologue en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos)der. Middle French monologuebor. English monologue First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.

Meanings

  1. A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
  2. A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
  3. A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
monolog US, alternative lexicographic
monologues Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

dialogue

Deriveds

monologically · monological · monologual · internal monologue · interior monologue · monologuize · monologic · monologuist · travelogue · pianologue

Synonyms

soliloquy

Translations (83)

mi kupu whaiaroaro (monopolizing utterance) · ja 独話 (long speech by one person) · be манало́г (long speech by one person) · fi monologi (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · ca monòleg (long speech by one person) · tr monolog (long speech by one person) · cmn 獨白 /独白 (long speech by one person) · sl samogovor (long speech by one person) · fi yksinpuhelu (monopolizing utterance) · nl monoloog (long speech by one person) · ca monòleg (monopolizing utterance) · de Monolog (long speech by one person) · nn monolog (long speech by one person) · hu monológ (long speech by one person) · ru моноло́г (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · af monoloog (long speech by one person) · fi monologi (monopolizing utterance) · hi एकालाप (long speech by one person) · af monoloog (monopolizing utterance) · lv monologs (long speech by one person) · hy մոնոլոգ (long speech by one person) · ky монолог (long speech by one person) · lt monologas (long speech by one person) · gl monólogo (long speech by one person) · sk monológ (long speech by one person) · kk монолог (long speech by one person) · pt monólogo (long speech by one person) · uk моноло́г (long speech by one person) · nl alleenspraak (long speech by one person) · fa مونولوگ (long speech by one person) · sh моно̀лог (long speech by one person) · ru моноло́г (long speech by one person) · sv monolog (long speech by one person) · pt monólogo (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · ja 漫談 (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · fi yksinpuhelu (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · fi yksinpuhelu (long speech by one person) · pt monólogo (monopolizing utterance) · tl sariusap (long speech by one person) · id komika (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · sq monolog (long speech by one person) · ko 독백 (long speech by one person) · fi monologi (long speech by one person) · nb monolog (long speech by one person) · ja 落語 (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · be маналёг (long speech by one person) · pl monolog (long speech by one person) · ar حَدِيث النَّفْس (long speech by one person) · hi आत्मभाषण (long speech by one person) · bg монолог (monopolizing utterance) · ka მონოლოგი (long speech by one person) · da monolog (long speech by one person) · ja 独白 (long speech by one person) · ro monolog (long speech by one person) · ko 모놀로그 (long speech by one person) · cs monolog (long speech by one person) · pl monolog (monopolizing utterance) · af alleenspraak (long speech by one person) · id swacakap (long speech by one person) · ja モノローグ (long speech by one person) · id monolog (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · it monologo (long speech by one person) · el μονόλογος (long speech by one person) · ar مُونُولُوج (long speech by one person) · hy մենախոսություն (long speech by one person) · fa تکگویی (long speech by one person) · sl monolog (long speech by one person) · pl monolog (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) · fr monologue (long speech by one person) · mk монолог (long speech by one person) · mi whaikī tōtahi (long speech by one person) · et monoloog (long speech by one person) · de Selbstgespräch (long speech by one person) · vi độc ngữ (long speech by one person) · es monólogo (long speech by one person) · he מוֹנוֹלוֹג (long speech by one person) · th บทพูดเดี่ยว (long speech by one person) · bg моноло́г (long speech by one person) · id monolog (long speech by one person) · yi מאָנאָלאָג (long speech by one person) · sh monòlog (long speech by one person) · mi kupu whaiaroaro (long speech by one person) · ba монолог (long speech by one person)

monologue en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɑnəˌlɑɡ/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos)der. Middle French monologuebor. English monologue First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To speak in or deliver a monologue.
    • Powerful parents, in her formulation, feeling themselves autonomous and powerful, give autonomy and power to their children; powerless ones, feeling themselves passive and controlled, in turn exert an excessive control on their children, and monologue at them, instead of having a dialogue with them. 1989, Oliver Sacks, Seeing Voices:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
monologued Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monologued Tense=Past lexicographic
monologuing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
monolog US, alternative lexicographic
monologues Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

monologize

Translations (2)

es monologar (Translations) · bg водя монолог (Translations)