monologuenoun [ C ]
US also monolog uk/ˈmɒn.əl.ɒɡ/us/ˈmɑː.nə.lɑːɡ/a long speech by one person:
disapproving He subjected me to a monologue on his last stay in hospital.
a short play for one actor:
Alan Bennett wrote a series of monologues called "Talking Heads".
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Lecturing & addressing
- address
- angle
- extemporize
- filibuster
- floor
- hold
- hold forth
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- lecture
- maiden speech
- oration
- oratory
- sermonize
- speaking
- speech
- speechify
- talk
- talk at sb
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