so‧lil‧o‧quy /səˈlɪləkwi/ noun (plural soliloquies) [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin; Origin: soliloquium, from Latin solus ( ⇒ sole¹) + loqui 'to speak']
a speech in a play in which a character, usually alone on the stage, talks to himself or herself so that the audience knows their thoughts ⇒ monologue
—soliloquize /-kwaɪz/ verb [intransitive]

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