Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monogram

/ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
mo-no-gram
IPA
/ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.

Obsolete

noun

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

Obsolete

noun

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.

verb

To mark something with a monogram.

Transitive verb

noun

One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:

noun

One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:

noun

One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/
  • British English: /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

monograms (plural) monogramme (alternative) monograms (present, singular) monogramming (participle, present) monograming (participle, present) monogrammed (participle, past) monogrammed (past) monogramed (participle, past) monogramed (past, rare)

Derived Forms

monogrammal monogrammatic monogrammatise monogrammatize monogrammic monogrammist monogrammable unmonogrammed

Phrases

Constantinian monogram royal cypher imperial cypher

Frequently Paired Words

royal cypher imperial cypher tughra

Rhymes With

sonogram phonogram

Questions

How do you pronounce monogram?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/.
What does monogram mean?
A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
Where does monogram come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce monogram

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