English dictionary · noun

monogram

A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.

Meaning and definitions

1. A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.

Connected roots

• mono-

  one, single, alone

• graph-

  writing, drawing

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• photograph

  a picture made using a camera

• telegraph

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• geography

  the study of the physical features of the earth

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  an account of a person's life written by someone else

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• bibliography

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• telegram

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• autograph

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• hologram

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• holographic

  In the form of a hologram or holograph.

• monochrome

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• typography

  The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.

• chromatography

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• cryptography

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  a large single upright block of stone

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• phonograph

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