monograph

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noun

mono·​graph ˈmä-nə-ˌgraf 

: a learned treatise on a small area of learning

his concise monograph on The Authorship of Shakespeare's Plays

—Brian Vickers

also : a written account of a single thing

wrote a monograph on the art of origami

monographic

ˌmä-nə-ˈgra-fik 

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

In June, the collective published an important monograph entitled, AI Rights for Patients. —Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

The for-profit firm will host an exhibit of the photographer’s work, curated by Lucy Sante at Paris Photo in November, and release a new monograph of Fink’s work. —The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024

Design and fashion monographs are artfully stacked on shelves, and there’s an inviting hum of activity as the smartly dressed hotel staff bring out tea to welcome you, or busy themselves with laying the table for dinner service. —Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024

Into the liquor boxes go monographs about land use, river systems, the market forms of peripheral economies: books a respectable geographer can be relied upon to own. —Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1797, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1856, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

monograph

noun

mono·​graph ˈmän-ə-ˌgraf 

1

: 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

2

: 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