Definition of soliloquy

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so·lil·o·quy    (s-ll-kw) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. so·lil·o·quies

1. 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.
2. The act of speaking to oneself.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin sliloquium : Latin slus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + Latin loqu, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots

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