monograph

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noun

mono·​graph ˈmä-nə-ˌgraf 

: 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

ˌmä-nə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

monograph

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verb

monographed; monographing; monographs

transitive verb

: to write a monograph on

Examples of monograph in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

His work has been translated into 23 languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

Last fall, the first English-language monograph dedicated to the artist was released by the publisher Skira, with events in Paris and at the Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture linked to the National Museum of Beirut marking the occasion. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026

This is the first new active ingredient added to the over-the-counter sunscreen monograph since the late 1990s. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 10 June 2026

Bemotrizinol is the first new active ingredient added to the over-the-counter sunscreen monograph since the late 1990s. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1797, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for monograph

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• multigraph

Medical Definition

monograph

noun

mono·​graph ˈmän-ə-ˌgraf 

1

: a learned detailed treatise covering a small area of a field of learning

this monograph covers the development of intravenous anesthesia from 1872

—The 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

monograph transitive verb