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monogram

/ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ noun

Latin root: adjective Wiktionary

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  1. A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.

noun

  1. A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.

noun

  1. A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names.

verb

  1. To mark something with a monogram.

Origin

From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).

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