1.
[syn: soliloquy, monologue]
2. a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Soliloquy \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.
[1913 Webster]
Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.
--Spectator.
[1913 Webster]
2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a
person says to himself.
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The whole poem is a soliloquy. --Prior.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
soliloquy
n 1: speech you make to yourself [syn: soliloquy, monologue]
2: a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the
illusion of unspoken reflections