- a design of one or more letters, esp initials, embroidered on clothing, printed on stationery, etc
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mon•o•gram /ˈmɑnəˌgræm/USA pronunciation
n., v., -grammed, -gram•ming.
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- a design made up of combined alphabetic letters, commonly one's initials.
v. [~ + object]
- to decorate with a monogram:a shirt that was monogrammed.
mon•o•gram
(mon′ə gram′),USA pronunciation n., v., -grammed, -gram•ming.
n.
v.t.
mon•o•gram•mat•ic
(mon′ə grə mat′ik),USA pronunciation mon′o•gram•mat′i•cal, mon′o•gram′mic, adj.
n.
- a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- a single emblematic or decorative letter; applied initial.
v.t.
- to decorate with a monogram.
- Late Greek monógrammon. See mono-, -gram1
- Late Latin monogramma, irregularly
- 1600–10
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monogram /ˈmɒnəˌɡræm/ n