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Soliloquy \So*lil"o*quy\, n.; 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.
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Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.
--Spectator.
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2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a
person says to himself.
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The whole poem is a soliloquy. --Prior.
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