monogram
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- monogramme (obsolete)
Etymology 1 edit
From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/
- Rhymes: -ɒnəɡɹæm
- Hyphenation: mo‧no‧gram
Noun edit
monogram (plural monograms)
- (obsolete) A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
References edit
- “†monogram, n.¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]
Etymology 2 edit
Formed as mono- + -gram, by analogy with epigram.
Noun edit
monogram (plural monograms)
- (obsolete, rare) A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.
References edit
- “†monogram, n.²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]
Etymology 3 edit
The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Byzantine 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 edit
monogram (plural monograms)
- 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.
- Hyponym: Christogram
- 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award: Victoria Arcade”, in RAIL, number 946, page 59:
- 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.
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See also edit
References edit
- “monogram, n.³” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]
Verb edit
monogram (third-person singular simple present monograms, present participle monogramming or monograming, simple past and past participle monogrammed or monogramed)
- (transitive) To mark something with a monogram.
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References edit
- “monogram, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]
Etymology 4 edit
One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination.
- the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven
- the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth
- the twice-broken line 𝌀 for Man (only used in Taixuanjing divination)
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
monogram n (definite singular monogrammet, indefinite plural monogram or monogrammer, definite plural monogramma or monogrammene)
- a monogram
References edit
- “monogram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
monogram n (definite singular monogrammet, indefinite plural monogram, definite plural monogramma)
- a monogram
References edit
- “monogram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monogram m inan
Declension edit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | monogram | monogramy |
| genitive | monogramu | monogramów |
| dative | monogramowi | monogramom |
| accusative | monogram | monogramy |
| instrumental | monogramem | monogramami |
| locative | monogramie | monogramach |
| vocative | monogramie | monogramy |
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Noun edit
monogram n (plural monograme)
- Alternative form of monogramă
Declension edit
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) monogram | monogramul | (niște) monograme | monogramele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) monogram | monogramului | (unor) monograme | monogramelor |
| vocative | monogramule | monogramelor | ||