Both Uses
monologue
in
1984, by Orwell
(Edited)
- All he had to do was to transfer to paper the interminable restless monologue that had been running inside his head, literally for years.
p. 8.1 *monologue = long uninterrupted speech
- At this moment, however, even the monologue had dried up.
p. 8.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(monologue) a long speech by one person, whether it's a dramatic speech in a play, a run-on talk that keeps others from getting a word in, or a comedian's continuous stream of jokes and stories delivered aloneAlthough less frequently used, "monolog" is also a correct spelling in the United States.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)