Meaning | words making up the dialogue of a play. |
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Synonyms | speech, words |
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Part of | dialogue, dialog | The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction |
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Narrower | aside | A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage |
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cue | An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech |
monologue | A (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor |
soliloquy | A (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections |
throwaway | words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis |
Broader | line | text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen |
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Spanish | línea, papel |
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Catalan | línia, paper |
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