monogram

English

Alternative forms

• monogramme (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monogrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).

Noun

monogram (plural monograms)

1. (obsolete) A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.

References

• “†monogram, n.¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]

Etymology 2

Formed as mono- + -gram, by analogy with epigram.

Noun

monogram (plural monograms)

1. (obsolete, rare) A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.

References

• “†monogram, n.²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]

Etymology 3

The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monogrammon); cf. 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

The royal monogram of Marguerite of Lorraine (1615–1672), Duchess of Orléans and Alençon

monogram (plural monograms)

1. A design composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution.

Translations

a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark

• French: monogramme (fr) m
• German: Monogramm (de) n
• Hungarian: monogram (hu)

• Portuguese: sigla (pt) f, monograma (pt) f
• Russian: монограмма (ru) (monográmma) f

References

• “monogram, n.³” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]

Verb

monogram (third-person singular simple present monograms, present participle monogramming, simple past and past participle monogrammed)

1. (transitive) To mark something with a monogram.

Translations

(transitive) to mark something with a monogram

• French: monogrammer (fr)
• German: monogrammieren (de)

• Hungarian: monogramoz (hu)

References

• “monogram, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]

Anagrams

• nomogram

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Polish

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Noun

monogram m

1. monogram

Declension

    declension of monogram

	singular	plural
nominative	monogram	monogramy
genitive	monogramu	monogramów
dative	monogramowi	monogramom
accusative	monogram	monogramy
instrumental	monogramem	monogramami
locative	monogramie	monogramach
vocative	monogramie	monogramy