/ səˈlɪləkwi; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] ( pl. -ies ) a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts; the act of speaking thoughts in this way
SYN monologue :
Hamlet's famous soliloquy, 'To be or not to be ... '
the playwright's use of soliloquy
► so·lilo·quize , so·lilo·quise / səˈlɪləkwaɪz; NAmE / verb [ v ]
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from late Latin soliloquium , from Latin solus alone + loqui speak.