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monology

mo·nol·o·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-nol-uh-jee]
    • /məˈnɒl ə dʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-nol-uh-jee]
    • /məˈnɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of monology word

  • noun plural monology the act or habit of soliloquizing. 1
  • noun plural monology Obsolete. a monologue. 1
  • noun monology The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation. 1

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Origin of monology

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
From the Greek word monología, dating back to 1600-10. See mono-, -logy

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Parts of speech for Monology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

monology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

monology usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for monology

noun monology

  • monologue — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
  • discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
  • speech — the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity.
  • aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
  • apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.

Antonyms for monology

noun monology

  • dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.

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