"monology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /məˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ Forms: monologies [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + -logy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|logy}} mono- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} monology (countable and uncountable, plural monologies)
  1. The act of habit of soliloquizing, or of dominating conversation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-monology-en-noun-kVoGgxIt
  2. (rare, countable) A work consisting of a single part (as opposed to a dilogy, trilogy, etc.) Tags: countable, rare Categories (topical): One
    Sense id: en-monology-en-noun-I4SRpfKt Disambiguation of One: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -logy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -logy: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79

Inflected forms

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