mon·o·graph

(mŏn′ə-grăf′)

A scholarly piece of writing of essay or book length on a specific, often limited subject.

tr.v. mon·o·graphed, mon·o·graph·ing, mon·o·graphs

To write a monograph on.

mo·nog′ra·pher (mə-nŏg′rə-fər) n.

mon′o·graph′ic adj.

mon′o·graph′i·cal·ly adv.

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monograph

(ˈmɒnəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf)

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a paper, book, or other work concerned with a single subject or aspect of a subject

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to write a monograph on

monographer, moˈnographist n

ˌmonoˈgraphic, ˌmonoˈgraphical adj

ˌmonoˈgraphically adv

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mon•o•graph

(ˈmɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)

n.

1. a learned treatise on a particular subject.

2. a written account of a single thing.

v.t.

3. to write a monograph about.

[1815–25]

mo•nog•ra•pher (məˈnɒg rə fər) n.

mon`o•graph′ic (-ˈgræf ɪk) adj.

monograph

a book, treatise, or other written work of a scholarly nature dealing with one specific subject. Also, Rare. monography. — monographer, n. — monographic, monographical, adj.

monograph

Past participle: monographed
Gerund: monographing

Imperative
monograph
monograph

Present
I monograph
you monograph
he/she/it monographs
we monograph
you monograph
they monograph

Preterite
I monographed
you monographed
he/she/it monographed
we monographed
you monographed
they monographed

Present Continuous
I am monographing
you are monographing
he/she/it is monographing
we are monographing
you are monographing
they are monographing

Present Perfect
I have monographed
you have monographed
he/she/it has monographed
we have monographed
you have monographed
they have monographed

Past Continuous
I was monographing
you were monographing
he/she/it was monographing
we were monographing
you were monographing
they were monographing

Past Perfect
I had monographed
you had monographed
he/she/it had monographed
we had monographed
you had monographed
they had monographed

Future
I will monograph
you will monograph
he/she/it will monograph
we will monograph
you will monograph
they will monograph

Future Perfect
I will have monographed
you will have monographed
he/she/it will have monographed
we will have monographed
you will have monographed
they will have monographed

Future Continuous
I will be monographing
you will be monographing
he/she/it will be monographing
we will be monographing
you will be monographing
they will be monographing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been monographing
you have been monographing
he/she/it has been monographing
we have been monographing
you have been monographing
they have been monographing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been monographing
you will have been monographing
he/she/it will have been monographing
we will have been monographing
you will have been monographing
they will have been monographing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been monographing
you had been monographing
he/she/it had been monographing
we had been monographing
you had been monographing
they had been monographing

Conditional
I would monograph
you would monograph
he/she/it would monograph
we would monograph
you would monograph
they would monograph

Past Conditional
I would have monographed
you would have monographed
he/she/it would have monographed
we would have monographed
you would have monographed
they would have monographed

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

monograph - a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject

treatise - a formal exposition

Translations

monografie

monográfia

monograph

[ˈmɒnəgræf] N → monografía f

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monograph

[ˈmɒnəgrɑːf] n → monographie f

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monograph

n → Monografie f

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monograph

[ˈmɒnəˌgrɑːf] n → monografia

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Here is my monograph upon the tracing of footsteps, with some remarks upon the uses of plaster of Paris as a preserver of impresses.

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"Are you not the author of a monograph upon obscure nervous lesions?" I asked.

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"You don't know what it is to want spiritual tobacco--bad emendations of old texts, or small items about a variety of Aphis Brassicae, with the well-known signature of Philomicron, for the `Twaddler's Magazine;' or a learned treatise on the entomology of the Pentateuch, including all the insects not mentioned, but probably met with by the Israelites in their passage through the desert; with a monograph on the Ant, as treated by Solomon, showing the harmony of the Book of Proverbs with the results of modern research.

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I wish to consult a very excellent monograph on Laplace's hypothesis, which I understand is in a certain private collection in New York City.

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I have made a special study of cigar ashes -- in fact, I have written a monograph upon the subject.

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(See, also, my monograph, The Essential Identity of the Spiritual Affections and Certain Intestinal Gases Freed in Digestion -- 4to, 687 pp.) In a scientific work entitled, I believe, Delectatio Demonorum (John Camden Hotton, London, 1873) this view of the sentiments receives a striking illustration; and for further light consult Professor Dam's famous treatise on Love as a Product of Alimentary Maceration .

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Our chief medical officer is writing a monograph about it.) So Imam Din and I emptied out the corpse one time, with my shaving soap and trade gunpowder, and hot water.

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You may possibly have read my little monograph upon the subject.

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"This is an excellent monograph by my gifted friend, Ray Lankester!" said he.

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In this case I found her biography sandwiched in between that of a Hebrew rabbi and that of a staff-commander who had written a monograph upon the deep-sea fishes.

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I am fairly familiar with all forms of secret writings, and am myself the author of a trifling monograph upon the subject, in which I analyze one hundred and sixty separate ciphers, but I confess that this is entirely new to me.

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I have not looked at his Twelve Caesars for twice as many years, but I should be greatly surprised to find it other than one of the greatest historical monographs ever written.

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