¹monograph

noun mono·graph \ˈmä-nə-ˌgraf\

Definition of MONOGRAPH

: a learned treatise on a small area of learning; also : a written account of a single thing

— mono·graph·ic \ˌmä-nə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

First Known Use of MONOGRAPH

1821

Other Education Terms

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

Rhymes with MONOGRAPH

allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph

²monograph

verb

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

noun mono·graph \ˈmän-ə-ˌgraf\

Medical Definition of MONOGRAPH

: 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>

: 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