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monological

monological adjective: relating to a monologue.

Adjective

monological (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a monologue.
    • The claims of the universal monological subject often become obsessed with homogeneity, purity, and unity at the expense of those others who do not fit the master narrative of monological reason.2002, Andrew Fiala, The Philosopher's Voice: Philosophy, Politics, and Language in the Nineteenth Century, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 13
    • A monological ethos can be conceived as an absence of communication, embodied within the media by its inability to directly challenge governmental policies […]2004, Naomi Sakr, Women and Media in the Middle East: Power Through Self-expression, I.B.Tauris, →ISBN

Origin of monological

From monologue + -ical.

Words formed from monological

Questions about monological

What does monological mean?
Monological means relating to a monologue.
What part of speech is monological?
Monological is an adjective.

Words near monological in the dictionary

  1. monologarithmic
  2. monologed
  3. monologian
  4. monologians
  5. monologic
  6. monological
  7. monologically
  8. monologies
  9. monologing
  10. monologise
  11. monologised

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