GRE Word List
SOLILOQUY
talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
The meaning of the word soliloquy is talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation).
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