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Webster 1913 Edition

Soliloquy

So-lil′o-quy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Soliloquies
(#)
.
[L.
soliloquium
;
solus
alone +
loqui
to speak. See
Sole
ly, and
Loquacious
.]
1.
The act of talking to one’s self; a discourse made by one in solitude to one's self; monologue.
Lovers are always allowed the comfort of
soliloquy
.
Spectator.
2.
A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself.
The whole poem is a
soliloquy
.
Prior.

Webster 1828 Edition

Soliloquy

SOLIL'OQUY

,
Noun.
[L. solus, alone, and loquor, to speak.]
1.
A talking to one's self; a talking or discourse of a person alone, or not addressed to another person, even when others are persent. Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.
2.
A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person speaks to himself. The whole poem is a solioquy.

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