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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1549
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Monolog, n. [F. monologue (1521 in Hatz.-Darm.), Gr. μονόλογος.] A long uninterrupted speech by one person, a monologue. — 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 187.
The sext cheptor rehersis ane monolog recreatyue of the actor 1549 Ib. 37.
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