Soliloquy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  soliloquy
       n 1: speech you make to yourself [syn: {monologue}]
       2: a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the
          illusion of unspoken reflections