Monograph Meaning
/mˈɑnəˌɡræf/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects; especially, such a document that is written by one person.
nounA nonserial (nonperiodical) publication: a one-time publication.
Sentence Examples
The scholar's monograph on ancient coins detailed the obverse and reverse of each specimen.
Mary's monograph on crystal structures devoted an entire chapter to X-ray diffraction techniques.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The historian wrote a detailed ____ about the decline of ancient Rome.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The professor spent several years writing a comprehensive ____ on the various architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome.
Word Origin & History
From mono- (“one”) + -graph (“write”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It may still be years before we see, what we all look forward to, the great and final book on Knossos. Meanwhile learned monographs on different sections of the subject have been fast accumulating. They form the principal contents of six successive Annuals of the British School at Athens, and a not inconsiderable portion of the six corresponding volumes of The Journal of Hellenic Studies."
— 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page vi:
"The complex history of the Wirral Railway and the lines with which it was interlinked needs more lucid treatment than is given in this 39-page monograph - and clearer maps and an index."
— 1961 August, “New reading on railways:The Wirral Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page vii:
"Crooke made a few references to two of his monographs (1896a and 1896b) but did not take quotations from his own works."
— 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 494:
"It is among the most studied, monographed, celebrated and sent-up works of modern art, and perhaps as influential as any from the last century."
— 2009 April 26, Charles Isherwood, “A Long Wait for Another Shot at Broadway”, in New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The historian wrote a detailed ____ about the decline of ancient Rome.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The professor spent several years writing a comprehensive ____ on the various architectural styles of ancient Greece and Rome.