monogram English · revision 756
10 Oct 2026, 20:21 by bogdan “New entry from the dictionary sources (AHD, Barnhart, Etymonline, MW, OED, RHWU, Wiktionary, Hoad, MED, Word Origins)” current version
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA: /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ ''(UK)''; /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[bor|la-lat|monogramma]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) partly through [[fr|monogramme]],^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[der|grc|μονόγραμμον|tr=monógrammon|t=a character of several letters in one design]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) the neuter of ''monógrammos'' “consisting of a single letter; drawn in lines only”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[af|grc|μόνος|γράμμα|tr1=mónos|tr2=grámma|t1=single, alone|t2=letter, line]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ A picture drawn in lines only, without shading or colour; a sketch (1610).^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ The early sense of a sketch drawn in outline is now obsolete.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) The modern sense, a character of two or more interwoven letters, usually a person's initials, dates from 1696.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)^(Etymonline) The Late Greek word was used especially of the signature of the Byzantine emperors.^(Etymonline) The verb, to mark with a monogram, is from 1856 in Etymonline and 1868 in the OED and Merriam-Webster.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 1610 – an outline sketch (obsolete).^(OED 1989)
+ * 1696 – interwoven initials.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)
+ * 1856 – verb, to decorate with a monogram.^(Etymonline)
+ * 1868 – ''monogrammed''.^(OED 1989)
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+ ==Modern meaning==
+ ===Noun===
+ # A design of one or more letters, usually a person's [[initial|alt=initials]], combined or interlaced and used as an identifying mark, as on stationery or clothing.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)
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+ ===Verb===
+ # To mark or decorate with a monogram.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[monogrammatic]]
+ * [[monogrammer]]
+ * [[unmonogrammed]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[telegram]]
+ * [[grammar]]
+ * [[monologue]]
+ * [[monopoly]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}