Antonyms for monologue
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mon-uh-lawg, -log |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒn əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg |
Definition of monologue
Origin :- 1660s, "long speech by one person," from French monologue, from Late Greek monologos "speaking alone," from Greek monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + logos "speech, word," from legein "to speak" (see lecture (n.)).
- noun speech by one person
- Mame punctuates this monologue with a regular and excusable "My land!"
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- At last there was a lull in the monologue and I arose and said I must be going.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- I was shaving during this monologue of Mammy's, with my back to her.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- Conversation during the meal was, for the most part, a monologue by the captain.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Still the only reply to his monologue was the chugging of the engine.
- Extract from : « Steve and the Steam Engine » by Sara Ware Bassett
- And this time, it was Wade who began talking in a monologue.
- Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
- The dialogue in the Mysteries was chiefly in octaves, the monologue in terzine.
- Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt
- A double ring at the entrance gate interrupted his monologue.
- Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
- Two strokes of the bell at the main entrance interrupted his monologue.
- Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet
- The minstrel with the staying qualities was laboring with a monologue.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
Synonyms for monologue
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