mono·graph
ˈmä-nə-ˌgraf 
: a learned treatise on a small area of learning
his concise monograph on The Authorship of Shakespeare's Plays—
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: a written account of a single thing
wrote a monograph on the art of origami
monographed; monographing; monographs
: to write a monograph on
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Recent Examples on the WebKatie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
The monograph argues that the overexposure and self-aggrandizement encouraged by social media have killed the possibility of truly erotic experience, which requires an encounter with an other.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
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Noun
All three houses are filled with artwork from significant Japanese artists, as well as libraries of design monographs and journals.
—Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
The monograph argues that the overexposure and self-aggrandizement encouraged by social media have killed the possibility of truly erotic experience, which requires an encounter with an other.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for monograph
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monograph
noun
mono·graph
ˈmän-ə-ˌgraf
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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 1872—The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Association2
: 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
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