monoloog

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Etymology

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Inherited from Dutch monoloog, borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mo‧no‧loog

Noun

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monoloog (plural monoloë, diminutive monologie)

  1. monologue
  2. (drama, authorship) monologue, soliloquy

Usage notes

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Although monoloog and alleenspraak are synonyms, usage tends to favour alleenspraak when referring to soliloquies in dramas and literary works and monoloog elsewhere, especially when referring to different types of discourse and conversation.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmoː.noːˈloːx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mo‧no‧loog
  • Rhymes: -oːx

Noun

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monoloog m (plural monologen, diminutive monoloogje n)

  1. monologue
    Synonym: alleenspraak

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: monoloog