monograph

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noun mono·graph \ˈmä-nə-ˌgraf\

Definition of monograph

: 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

play \ˌmä-nə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

Recent Examples of monograph from the Web

Filmfront will commemorate its second birthday with the release of a 24-page monograph called Film Food Footnotes.

— ben sachs, Chicago Reader, "Film / Neighborhoods Filmfront brings a passion for cinema studies to Pilsen," 30 June 2017
Otherwise, the monograph, like the Kiley exhibition, is both well-grounded and illuminating.

— blair kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Landscape architecture gets its rightful due in exhibit, book," 12 May 2017
Sotavalta’s papers in the National Library of Finland are a curious combination of letters, monographs on insect behaviour, and stacks of sheet music.

— daniel a. gross, Smithsonian, "Why We Need To Start Listening To Insects," 25 Apr. 2017
His rising stock has brought a shelf’s worth of monographs.

— inga saffron, New York Times, "Restoring the Light to the Work of Louis Kahn," 21 Apr. 2017
A: Dave has been a dealer in minerals and mining antiques for many years, and Gloria has published a mineralogical monograph series and run an online bookshop specializing in natural history publications since 2001.

— interview with yourhub, The Denver Post, "Business Q&A: Lithos, Arvada," 28 Mar. 2017
Hoffmann has published several books and articles on 19th and 20th century European history as well as human rights, and currently is working on two books: a short history of human rights and a monograph on Berlin in the 1940s.

— tom lochner, The Mercury News, "Berkeley briefs: Re-imagine Adeline exhibit; summer youth jobs; health care town hall; infrastructure meetings," 10 Mar. 2017
A monograph by historian Walid Khalidi concludes that the plot of Jerusalem land leased by Israel to the U.S. is confiscated Palestinian property.

— jonathan ferziger, Bloomberg.com, "Why U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem Is So Fraught: QuickTake Q&A," 14 Feb. 2017
The title of the 2011 monograph devoted to the work of Roberto Peregalli and Laura Sartori Rimini perfectly sums up their approach to interiors: The Invention of the Past.

— ian phillips, ELLE Decor, "HOUSE TOUR: A London Home Filled With Historical Charm," 2 July 2015

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First Known Use of monograph

1797

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

monograph

verb mono·graph

Definition of monograph

transitive verb
: to write a monograph on

First Known Use of monograph

1856

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Medical Dictionary

monograph

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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