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so·lilo·quy (-kwē)

noun pl. soliloquies -·quies

  1. an act or instance of talking to oneself
  2. lines in a drama in which a character reveals his or her thoughts to the audience, but not to the other characters, by speaking as if to himself or herself

Etymology: LL soliloquium < L solus, alone, sole + loqui, to speak

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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the act of talling to one self, usually in movies, plays, etc. for dramatization

Posted by anonymous 43 days ago.

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