monoloog
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Afrikaans
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch monoloog, borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mo‧no‧loog
Noun
monoloog (plural monoloë, diminutive monologie)
Usage notes
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.
Synonyms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French monologue, perhaps via Middle French monologue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos).
Pronunciation
Noun
monoloog m (plural monologen, diminutive monoloogje n)
- monologue
- Synonym: alleenspraak
Descendants
- Afrikaans: monoloog