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monologue — [ mɔnɔlɔg ] n. m. • 1508; de mono et logue, d apr. dialogue 1 ♦ Dans une pièce de théâtre, Scène à un personnage qui parle seul. Monologue d une tragédie classique. ♢ Par ext. Scène fantaisiste dite par un seul personnage. Monologues en vers d un … Encyclopédie Universelle
monologue — MONOLOGUE. s. m. Scene d une piece de theatre où un Acteur parle seul. Monologue vif. monologue ennuyeux. ce monologue est trop long … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Monologue — Mon o*logue, n. [F. monologue, Gr. ? speaking alone; mo nos alone, single, sole + lo gos speech, discourse, le gein to speak. See {Legend}.] 1. A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monologue — (n.) 1660s, long speech by one person, from Fr. monologue, from Late Gk. monologos speaking alone, from Gk. monos single, alone (see MONO (Cf. mono )) + logos speech, word, from legein to speak (see LECTURE (Cf. lecture … Etymology dictionary
monologue — monologue, soliloquy Both words (the first Greek and the second Latin in origin) denote a single person s act of speaking or thinking aloud; soliloquy generally refers to dramatic utterances without consciousness of an audience, whereas monologue … Modern English usage
monologue — index peroration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
monologue — [n] speech by one person address, descant, discourse, disquisition, harangue, lecture, sermon, soliloquy, speech, stand up bit*, talk; concepts 266,278 Ant. dialogue … New thesaurus
monologue — ► NOUN 1) a long speech by one actor in a play or film. 2) a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation. ORIGIN from Greek monologos speaking alone … English terms dictionary
monologue — or monolog [män′ə lôg΄] n. [Fr < Gr monologos, speaking alone < monos, single (see MONO ) + legein, to speak (see LOGIC)] 1. a long speech by one speaker, esp. one monopolizing the conversation 2. a passage or composition, in verse or prose … English World dictionary
Monologue — Un Monologue (du grec mono : un seul , et logos : discours ) est une ou plusieurs phrases auto adressée à haute voix, rapportant les pensées du locuteur au style direct. Le monologue n appartient qu au monde de l écriture fictionnelle,… … Wikipédia en Français
Monologue — For the Malayalam film, Monologue, see Anantaram. In theatre, a monologue (or monolog) is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the… … Wikipedia
