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Webster 1913 Edition
Monogram
Mon′o-gram
,Noun.
[L.
monogramma
; Gr. μόνοσ
single + γράμμα
letter, fr. γράφειν
to write: cf. F. monogramme
. See Graphic
.] 1.
A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works.
Monogram.
☞ The monogram above, combining the letters of the name
Karolvs
, was used by Charlemagne. 2.
A picture in lines; a sketch.
[R.]
3.
An arbitrary sign for a word.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Monogram
MON'OGRAM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
monogram
monogram
English
Alternative forms
- monogramme (obsolete)
Noun
monogram (plural monograms)
- (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)
- (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 (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
The royal monogram of Marguerite of Lorraine (1615–1672), Duchess of Orléans and Alençon
monogram (plural monograms)
- 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
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)
- (transitive) To mark something with a monogram.
Translations
(transitive) to mark something with a monogram
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References
- “monogram, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]
Anagrams
Polish
Noun
monogram m inan