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soliloquy

so·li·lo·quy

UK/səˈlɪləkwi/ US/sʌˈlɪlʌkwi/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

speech you make to yourself

Synonyms
2.

Origin

1595-1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from sōlus (“only, sole”) + loquor (“to speak”).

Phrases

  • stage whisper

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