About The Word Soliloquy
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Soliloquy
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What's The Definition Of Soliloquy?
[n] a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
[n] speech you make to yourself Synonyms | Synonyms for Soliloquy: monologue Related Terms | Find terms related to Soliloquy: See Also | actor's line | language | oral communication | speech | speech communication | spoken communication | spoken language | voice communication | words Soliloquy In Webster's Dictionary \So*lil"o*quy\, n.; pl. {Soliloquies}. [L.
soliloquium; solus alone + loqui to speak. See {Sole} ly, and
{Loquacious}.]
1. The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one
in solitude to one's self; monologue.
Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.
--Spectator.
2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a
person says to himself.
The whole poem is a soliloquy. --Prior.
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