# monogram
## English
### Alternative forms

* monogramme (obsolete)

### Etymology 1

From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/
* Rhymes: -ɒnəɡɹæm
* Hyphenation: mo‧no‧gram

#### 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

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.
    Hyponym: Christogram
** 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: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.

##### See also

* royal cypher
* imperial cypher
* tughra

##### 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 or monograming, simple past and past participle monogrammed or monogramed)
* (transitive) To mark something with a monogram.

##### References

* “monogram, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]

### Etymology 4

One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination.
* the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven
* the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth
* the twice-broken line 𝌀 for Man (only used in Taixuanjing divination)

### Anagrams

* nomogram

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From mono- +‎ -gram.

### Noun

monogram n (definite singular monogrammet, indefinite plural monogram or monogrammer, definite plural monogramma or monogrammene)
* a monogram

### References

* “monogram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From mono- +‎ -gram.

### Noun

monogram n (definite singular monogrammet, indefinite plural monogram, definite plural monogramma)
* a monogram

### References

* “monogram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔˈnɔ.ɡram/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔɡram
* Syllabification: mo‧no‧gram

### Noun

monogram m inan
* monogram

#### Declension
### Further reading

* monogram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* monogram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Noun

monogram n (plural monograme)
* Alternative form of monogramă