Etymology

soliloquy

so·lil·o·quy
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Today it means: The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience. Full definition →

Late Latin sōliloquium
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromsōliloquium
  2. English todaysoliloquy

1595–1605; From Late Latin sōliloquium in the title of St. Augustine's Soliloquiorum libri duo ("Two Books of Soliloquies"), from sōlus (“only, sole”) + loquor (“to speak”).

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