soliloquy

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American Heritage Dictionary (3 definitions)

    –noun
  1. A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.
  2. A specific speech or piece of writing in this form of discourse.
  3. The act of speaking to oneself.

Century Dictionary (2 definitions)

    –noun
  1. A talking to one's self; a discourse or talk by a person who is alone, or which is not addressed to any one even when others are present.
  2. A written composition containing such a talk or discourse, or what purports to be one.

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/ (sə-lĭlˈə-kwē)/
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uselessness pronounces "soliloquy"
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American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Late Latin sōliloquium : Latin sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + Latin loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.

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