monology
PRONUNCIATION:
(muh-NOL-uh-jee) 
MEANING:
noun:
1. A long speech by someone, especially when interfering with conversation.
2. The habit of monologizing.
1. A long speech by someone, especially when interfering with conversation.
2. The habit of monologizing.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek mono- (one) + -logy (speech). Earliest documented use: 1608.
USAGE:
“She mumbled, continuing her monology.”
Paul Jopling; Boleslaw’s Curse; Dog Ear Publishing; 2006.
Paul Jopling; Boleslaw’s Curse; Dog Ear Publishing; 2006.
