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Definition

monologue noun

(US also

monolog

)
/ˈmɒn.əl.ɒg/US pronunciation symbol/ˈmɑː.nə.lɑːg/ n [C]
a long speech by one person
disapproving He subjected me to a monologue on his last stay in hospital.
a short play for one actor
Alan Bennett wrote a series of monologues called Talking Heads.

(Definition of monologue noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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