monogram
Plural: monograms
Noun
- a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing
- A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
- A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.
- 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.
- One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:
- the unbroken line ⚊ for Heaven;
- One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:
- the once-broken line ⚋ for Earth;
- One of the symbols used in either the I Ching divination or the Taixuanjing divination:
- the twice-broken line 𝌀 for Man (only used in Taixuanjing divination).
Verb
Verb Forms: monogramed, monograming, monograms, monogrammed, monogramming
- To mark or decorate with a design of intertwined initials.
- To mark something with a monogram.
Examples
- She managed to MONOGRAM her high-scoring word perfectly onto the triple-word score in Words With Friends.
Origin / Etymology
From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).
Scrabble Score: 13
monogram: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmonogram: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
monogram: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
monogram: valid Words With Friends Word