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Etymology
1595-1605; < LL. soliloquium|s�liloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Liber Soliloquiorum < solus#Latin|s�lus "only, sole" + loquor#Latin|loquor "I speak"

Pronunciation
enPR|s�lĭlʹ�kw�, IPA|/s��lɪl�kwi/
audio|en-us-soliloquy.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|soliloqu|ies

1. context|drama The act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to the audience
2. A speech or written discourse in this form.

Synonyms
italbrac|speech or written discourse: monologue

Related terms
soliloquist
soliloquize

Translations
trans-top|act of a character speaking to himself
German: Selbstgespräch n
Icelandic: eintal n, einræða f
trans-mid
Spanish: soliloquio m
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trans-top|speech or written discourse in this form
German: Selbstgespräch n
Icelandic: eintal n, einræða f, einræða persónu f
trans-mid
Spanish: soliloquio m
trans-bottom

See also
apostrophe
stage whisper

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