mono·graph
ˈmä-nə-ˌgraf 
: a learned treatise on a small area of learning
his concise monograph on The Authorship of Shakespeare's Plays—
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: a written account of a single thing
wrote a monograph on the art of origami
monographed; monographing; monographs
: to write a monograph on
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Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The for-profit firm will host an exhibit of the photographer’s work, curated by Lucy Sante at Paris Photo in November, and release a new monograph of Fink’s work.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Design and fashion monographs are artfully stacked on shelves, and there’s an inviting hum of activity as the smartly dressed hotel staff bring out tea to welcome you, or busy themselves with laying the table for dinner service.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Into the liquor boxes go monographs about land use, river systems, the market forms of peripheral economies: books a respectable geographer can be relied upon to own.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In June, the collective published an important monograph entitled, AI Rights for Patients.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The for-profit firm will host an exhibit of the photographer’s work, curated by Lucy Sante at Paris Photo in November, and release a new monograph of Fink’s work.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Design and fashion monographs are artfully stacked on shelves, and there’s an inviting hum of activity as the smartly dressed hotel staff bring out tea to welcome you, or busy themselves with laying the table for dinner service.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Into the liquor boxes go monographs about land use, river systems, the market forms of peripheral economies: books a respectable geographer can be relied upon to own.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Monograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monograph. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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
The Journal of the American Medical Association2
: 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
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