monologue
noun
[ ˈmɒn(ə)lɒɡ ]
• a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme.
• "he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare"
Similar:
soliloquy,
speech,
address,
lecture,
oration,
sermon,
homily,
dramatic monologue,
interior monologue,
spiel,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from Greek monologos ‘speaking alone’.
