actor's line

Noun
  1. Words making up the dialogue of a play (synset 107023937)
    "the actor forgot his speech"
    is a type of: line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
    subtypes:
    • aside - a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
    • 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
    is a part of: dialog, dialogue - the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
    same as: speech, words

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