— monologic /mon'euh loj"ik/ , monological , adj. — monologist /mon"euh law'gist, -log'ist, meuh nol"euh jist/ , monologuist /mon"euh law'gist, -log'ist/ , n.
/mon"euh lawg', -log'/ , n.
1. a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
2. a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, esp. one dominating or monopolizing a conversation.
3. any composition, as a poem, in which a single person speaks alone.
4. a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; soliloquy.
Also, monolog .
[ 1615-25; dialogue DIALOGUE; cf. Gk monólogos speaking alone ]