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Monologue

A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue.

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Language 76% connected

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, artic…

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Speech 76% connected

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.

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Monologist 74% connected

One who soliloquizes; esp., one who monopolizes conversation in company.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Monologist 74% connected

One who soliloquizes; esp., one who monopolizes conversation in company.

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Soliloquy 92% connected

The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one in solitude to one's self; monologue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dramatic irony noun · 78% connection

(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

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Dramatist noun · 78% connection

someone who writes plays

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Playwright noun · 78% connection

someone who writes plays

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Stage direction noun · 78% connection

an instruction written as part of the script of a play

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Adaptation noun · 78% connection

a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

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Adoption noun · 78% connection

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

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Arrangement noun · 78% connection

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

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Arranging noun · 78% connection

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

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Borrowing noun · 78% connection

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

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Calque noun · 78% connection

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "‘superman’ is a calque for the German ‘Ubermensch…

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Calque formation noun · 78% connection

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "‘superman’ is a calque for the German ‘Ubermensch…

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Donor noun · 78% connection

(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)

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Loan noun · 78% connection

a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English

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Loan translation noun · 78% connection

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "‘superman’ is a calque for the German ‘Ubermensch…

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loanword noun · 78% connection

a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English

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Naturalisation noun · 78% connection

changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian w…

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Naturalization noun · 78% connection

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Oral communication noun · 78% connection

(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of…

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Account noun · 78% connection

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was g…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: speech, uttered, alone, soliloquy, talk.
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Articulate adjective · 78% connection

Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds…

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Company noun · 78% connection

An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Compan…

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Dacapo unknown · 78% connection

From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain; -- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the strain so re…

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Director noun · 78% connection

One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: speech, uttered, alone, soliloquy, talk.
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Discourse noun · 78% connection

Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a given line of thought; speech; treatise; dissertation; sermon, etc.; as, the pre…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: speech, uttered, alone, soliloquy, talk.
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Elutriate verb · 78% connection

To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: speech, uttered, alone, soliloquy, talk.
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Faair-spoken adjective · 78% connection

Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible.

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Hum interj. · 78% connection

Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.

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Inarticulate adjective · 78% connection

Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.

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Lecture noun · 78% connection

A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, i…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: speech, uttered, alone, soliloquy, talk.
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Lip noun · 78% connection

One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speec…

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