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monogram¹
- /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ UK
- /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnəɡɹæm
Where it comes from
From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).
noun monograms · monogramme
- A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
monogram²
- /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ UK
- /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnəɡɹæm
Where it comes from
Formed as mono- + -gram, by analogy with epigram.
noun monograms · monogramme
- A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.
monogram³
- /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ UK
- /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnəɡɹæm
Where it comes from
The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Medieval Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon); compare the French and Middle French monogramme, as well as the Italian monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming.
noun monograms · monogramme
- A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names. It dates from 1909-1911, when the then District Railway (its DR monogram is on one of the roundels in the fine plasterwork) rebuilt its Victoria station.
verb monograms · monogramming · monograming · monogrammed · monogramed
- To mark something with a monogram.
monogram⁴
- /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ UK
- /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnəɡɹæm
noun monograms · monogramme
- the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven;
- the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth;
- the twice-broken line 𝌀 for Man (only used in Taixuanjing divination).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: initials, rho, revell, monogramme, monogrammist, typogram, harmonogram, monoline, silhouette, lineature, scetch, inkline, silhouet, balloon, logogram, ideograph
Translations
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noun a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
| Español | monograma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모노그램 monogeuraem |
| 日本語 | モノグラム monoguramu |
| 中文 | 花押字 huāyāzì |
| Português | sigla, monograma |
| Français | monogramme |
| Deutsch | Monogramm |
| Italiano | monogramma |
| Ελληνικά | μονόγραμμα monógramma |
| Română | monogramă |
| Русский | моногра́мма monográmma, ве́нзель vénzelʹ |
verb (transitive) to mark something with a monogram
| Français | monogrammer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | monogrammieren |
| Italiano | incidere, contrassegnare, intagliare |
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title = {monogram},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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