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

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Throughout his career, Bordwell would author, co-author or edit some 22 books and monographs and more than 140 journal articles, book chapters, introductions to collections and review essays, UW said. Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024 Across some 15 books and monographs, Dr. Langer insisted on a searing interpretation of the Holocaust as a moral black hole from which not even meaning can escape. Clay Risen, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024 Among a few historians and social scientists in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s — many of them operating in the orbit of the American Enterprise Institute’s then-president, Christopher DeMuth — Banfield’s monograph attained cult status. Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024 This month, a new monograph celebrates Lowe’s practice and its impact on various communities. Alexander Lobrano Roxanne Fequiere Laura Bannister Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023 Courtesy Night Gallery, Los Angeles Photographs by Anu Kumar, from her monograph Ghar, which was published last year by Perimeter Editions. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023 Moving on from the monograph, the next step for me in world-building was to develop specific spaces and attach a narrative to each one. Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024 Courtesy Lisson Gallery Courtesy the artist and Miller Meigs collection A photograph by Hudson Hayden, from his monograph Notwithstanding, which was published in September by Loose Joints. Ben Lerner, Harper's Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024 In 1970, Waldemar George, an influential Parisian art critic, wrote a monograph about Ms. Eshel’s art. Alex Traub, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1797, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1856, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

monograph

noun
mono·​graph ˈmän-ə-ˌgraf How to pronounce monograph (audio)
1
: a learned detailed treatise covering a small area of a field of learning
this monograph covers the development of intravenous anesthesia from 1872Journal 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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