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soliloquies

soliloquies is the plural of soliloquy.

soliloquies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of soliloquy.

Meaning of soliloquy

Noun

soliloquy (countable and uncountable, plural soliloquies)

  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. A speech or written discourse in this form.
    • The feeling of Singleton's bosom grew heightened in its tone of melancholy, and a more passionate emphasis of thought broke forth in his half-muttered soliloquy:— ¶"How I remember as I look […]1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter XI, page 135
    Synonyms:
    monologue

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Questions about soliloquies

What is soliloquies the plural of?
Soliloquies is the plural of soliloquy.

Words near soliloquies in the dictionary

  1. Solihull
  2. soliloquacious
  3. soliloqual
  4. soliloquia
  5. soliloquied
  6. soliloquies
  7. soliloquing
  8. soliloquise
  9. soliloquised
  10. soliloquiser
  11. soliloquisers

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