Monogram

//ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch. obsolete
  2. 2
    A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry. obsolete, rare
  3. 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.

    "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."

  4. 4
    One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:; the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven;
  5. 5
    a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing wordnet
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  1. 6
    One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:; the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth;
  2. 7
    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).
Verb
  1. 1
    To mark something with a monogram. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Formed as mono- + -gram, by analogy with epigram.

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.

Etymology 4

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.

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