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- [muh-nol-uh-jee]
- /məˈnɒl ə dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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