How to pronounce monologue
American English pronunciation
MON-uh-lawg
- IPA
- /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ/
- Syllables
- MON · uh · lawg (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What monologue means
A long speech by one person
In a sentence: In the school play, Leo had a two-minute monologue all by himself.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, built from Greek parts meaning "alone" and "speech." It was shaped to match dialogue and came into English around 1550.
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