monogram
Syllables: mo·no·gram/ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm//ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/
monogram noun: a picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
Noun (1)
monogram (plural monograms)
Noun (2)
monogram (plural monograms)
Noun (3)
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.
- 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.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
Verb
monogram (third-person singular simple present monograms, present participle monogramming or (rare) monograming, simple past and past participle monogrammed or (rare) monogramed)
- To mark something with a monogram.
Noun (4)
monogram (plural monograms)
- the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven;
- the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth;
- the twice-broken line 𝌀 for Man (only used in Taixuanjing divination).
monogram meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
monogram in Hindi
- मोनोग्राम, मोनोग्राम्
monogram in Tamil
- மோனோகிராம், மொனோகிராம்
monogram in Marathi
- मोनोग्राम, मोनोग्रामला
monogram in Urdu
- طغرا
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- monogram in Bengali
- মনোগ্রাম, মোনোগ্রাম
- monogram in Telugu
- మోనోగ్రామ్, మోనోగ్రాం
- monogram in Malayalam
- മോണോഗ്രാം, മൊണോഗ്രാം
- monogram in Kannada
- ಸಂಯುಕ್ತಾಕ್ಷರ, ಕೂಡಕ್ಷರ, ಕೂಡುಬರಿಗೆ
- monogram in Punjabi
- ਮੋਨੋਗ੍ਰਾਮ, ਮੋਨੋਗਰਾਮ, ਇੱਕ ਮੋਨੋਗ੍ਰਾਮ
- monogram in Gujarati
- મોનોગ્રામ
- monogram in Odia
- ମୋନୋଗ୍ରାମ୍, ମୋନୋଗ୍ରାମ, ମନୋଗ୍ରାମ୍
- monogram in Nepali
- मोनोग्राम, मोनोग्राम्
Examples of monogram in a sentence
- For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram.
- But who would actually accept a stranger's monogrammed kerchief, no matter how starched and bleached?
- Icould see that it was monogrammed with the red letters “W.
Forms of monogram
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | monograms |
| alternative form | monogramme |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | monograms |
| present participle | monogramming |
| past participle | monogrammed |
| past | monogrammed |
| present participle (rare) | monograming |
| past participle (rare) | monogramed |
| past (rare) | monogramed |
Origin of monogram
From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).
Formed as mono- + -gram, by analogy with epigram.
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.
Words formed from monogram
Words that rhyme with monogram
Questions about monogram
- What does monogram mean?
- Monogram means a picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
- What is monogram in Hindi?
- Monogram in Hindi is मोनोग्राम, मोनोग्राम्. See Monogram meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is monogram?
- Monogram can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce monogram?
- Monogram is pronounced /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of monogram?
- The plural of monogram is monograms.
Words near monogram in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: monogram (page history and authors); monogram (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); monogram (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); monogram (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monogram (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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