monograph

noun

mono·graph | \ ˈmä-nə-ˌgraf

Definition of monograph

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: 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

monograph

verb

monographed; monographing; monographs

Definition of monograph (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to write a monograph on

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Their explosive collaboration is chronicled in TASCHEN’s new monograph, simply titled Peter Lindbergh Azzedine Alaïa. — Natasha Gural, Forbes, 24 May 2021 Spike Lee will explore his entire filmography in the upcoming book Spike, the first career-spanning monograph dedicated to the legendary filmmaker. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2021 That piercing gaze is the subject of Comte’s first monograph, a 200-page book that marks the first five years of his photography career. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2021 Last February, Columbia University art historian Michael Cole published a substantial monograph on Sofonisba Anguissola, a 16th century Italian artist. — John Hooper, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020 This monograph from David Zwirner Books chronicles the career of the late Noah Davis, a painter who founded Los Angeles’ influential Underground Museum. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020 The shop carries books printed in the late ’60s all the way up to a Paul Mpagi Sepuya monograph published in April of this year. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2020 According to the statement, Norby most recently penned a monograph titled Water, Bones, and Bombs. — Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2020 There's also a monograph about my work that's coming out later this year from the Anchorage Museum and the German art book publisher, Hirmer. — Michael Calore, Wired, 31 Aug. 2020

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monograph

noun

mono·graph | \ ˈmän-ə-ˌgraf

Medical Definition of monograph

1 : a learned detailed treatise covering a small area of a field of learning this monograph covers the development of intravenous anesthesia from 1872 — 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