monograph
[ mon-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
a highly detailed and thoroughly documented study or paper written about a limited area of a subject or field of inquiry: scholarly monographs on medieval pigments.
an account of a single thing or class of things, as of a species of organism.
verb (used with object)
to write a monograph about.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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mo·nog·ra·pher [muh-nog-ruh-fer], /məˈnɒg rə fər/, mo·nog·ra·phist, nounmon·o·graph·ic [mon-uh-graf-ik], /ˌmɒn əˈgræf ɪk/, mon·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivemon·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH monograph
monogram, monographWords nearby monograph
monogenism, monogenous, monoglot, monoglyceride, monogram, monograph, monographic series, monogynoecial, monogyny, monohull, monohybrid
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monograph
/ (ˈmɒnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
a paper, book, or other work concerned with a single subject or aspect of a subject
verb
(tr) to write a monograph on
Derived forms of monograph
monographer (mɒˈnɒɡrəfə) or monographist, nounmonographic, adjectivemonographically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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