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soliloquium

soliloquium is the archaic form 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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Forms of soliloquium

pluralsoliloquia

Questions about soliloquium

What is soliloquium the archaic form of?
Soliloquium is the archaic form of soliloquy.

Words near soliloquium in the dictionary

  1. soliloquisers
  2. soliloquises
  3. soliloquising
  4. soliloquist
  5. soliloquists
  6. soliloquium
  7. soliloquize
  8. soliloquized
  9. soliloquizer
  10. soliloquizers
  11. soliloquizes

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