soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwi/

noun

  1. 1

    The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.

    At the end of the second act the main villain gave a soliloquy detailing his plans to attack the protagonist.
  2. 2

    (authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.

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verb

  1. 1

    (very rare) To issue a soliloquy.

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