monologue
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
mono-
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
monologue
a long speech by one person who monopolizing a conversation
独白, 长篇大论, 独角戏
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Dissection of monologue
monologue = mono- (one, single) + log (idea, word, speech, discussion, reason, study) + -ue (-ue does not have a meaning, logue is same as log)
monologue = a speech by one speaker
monologue = extended further to mean a long speech by one person who monopolizing a conversation
Now Repeat my Dissection
monologue = a speech by one speaker
monologue = extended further to mean a long speech by one person who monopolizing a conversation
Important roots for this word:
log
mono-
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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