monograph

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noun

mono·​graph ˈmä-nə-ˌgraf How to pronounce monograph (audio)
: a learned treatise on a small area of learning
his concise monograph on The Authorship of Shakespeare's PlaysBrian Vickers
also : a written account of a single thing
wrote a monograph on the art of origami
monographic adjective

monograph

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verb

monographed; monographing; monographs

transitive verb

: to write a monograph on

Examples of monograph in a Sentence

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Noun
In June, the collective published an important monograph entitled, AI Rights for Patients. Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 The for-profit firm will host an exhibit of the photographer’s work, curated by Lucy Sante at Paris Photo in November, and release a new monograph of Fink’s work. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024 Design and fashion monographs are artfully stacked on shelves, and there’s an inviting hum of activity as the smartly dressed hotel staff bring out tea to welcome you, or busy themselves with laying the table for dinner service. Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024 Into the liquor boxes go monographs about land use, river systems, the market forms of peripheral economies: books a respectable geographer can be relied upon to own. Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for monograph 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1797, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of monograph was in 1797

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“Monograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monograph. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

monograph

noun
mono·​graph ˈmän-ə-ˌgraf How to pronounce monograph (audio)
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: a learned detailed treatise covering a small area of a field of learning
this monograph covers the development of intravenous anesthesia from 1872The Journal of the American Medical Association
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: a description (as in the United States Pharmacopeia) of the name, chemical formula, and uniform method for determining the strength and purity of a drug
monograph transitive verb
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