noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/
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US:/ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/
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rhymes with -ɒnəɡɹæm
CMU ARPABET:M AA1 N AH0 G R AE2 M
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
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3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:
the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven;
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:
the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth;
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:
the twice-broken line 𝌀 for Man (only used in Taixuanjing divination).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To mark something with a monogram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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8
noun
Meaning 8
a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: symbol
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
моногра́ма
(monográma)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Catalan:
monograma
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Chinese Mandarin:
花押字
(huāyāzì)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Czech:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Danish:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Dutch:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Esperanto:
monogramo
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Finnish:
monogrammi
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
French:
monogramme
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
German:
Monogramm
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Greek:
μονόγραμμα
(monógramma)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Hungarian:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Icelandic:
fangamark
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Ido:
monogramo
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Italian:
monogramma
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Japanese:
モノグラム
(monoguramu)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Korean:
모노그램
(monogeuraem)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Latvian:
monogramma
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Lithuanian:
monograma
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Norwegian Bokmål:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Norwegian Nynorsk:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Polish:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Portuguese:
sigla
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Portuguese:
monograma
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Romanian:
monogramă
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Russian:
моногра́мма
(monográmma)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Russian:
ве́нзель
(vénzelʹ)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Serbo-Croatian:
монограм
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Serbo-Croatian:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Spanish:
monograma
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Swedish:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Turkish:
monogram
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Ottoman Turkish:
علامت
(ʼalamet)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Ottoman Turkish:
نشان
(nişan)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
Ukrainian:
моногра́ма
(monohráma)
— a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark
French:
monogrammer
— (transitive) to mark something with a monogram
German:
monogrammieren
— (transitive) to mark something with a monogram
Hungarian:
monogramoz
— (transitive) to mark something with a monogram
Italian:
incidere
— (transitive) to mark something with a monogram
Italian:
contrassegnare
— (transitive) to mark something with a monogram
Italian:
intagliare
— (transitive) to mark something with a monogram
