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monologue

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

A long speech given by a single character or speaker, often expressing private thoughts, uninterrupted by anyone else.

"The actor delivered a five-minute monologue that left the audience in complete silence."

'Monologue' is often confused with 'soliloquy,' though a soliloquy specifically involves a character speaking alone, unheard by others onstage.