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

When Benedict Nicolson published a seminal monograph on the artist in 1968, his subtitle was Painter of Light. —Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

Path to Open Books on JSTOR The Urgency of Indigenous Values is part of JSTOR’s Path to Open program, which expands access to high-quality scholarly monographs while building a sustainable path to open access. —Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026

Verb

Lucas and Eilers’s work was celebrated in the Rizzoli monograph Expressive Interiors: Designing an Inviting Home, which delves into the firm’s philosophy and diverse selection of projects. —Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025

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