1. (noun) soliloquy, monologue.
He nuka whakaari te kupu whaiaroaro, ina ko te kōrero ā-waha a tētahi kiriwhakaari ki a ia anō, hei whakapuaki i ōna whakaaro, i ōna kare ā-roto ki te hunga mātakitaki (RMR 2017). / A soliloquy is a theatric device where an actor speaks out loud to themselves revealing their thoughts and emotions to the audience (RMR 2017).
Synonyms: whaikī tōtahi
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