Definition of MONOGRAM

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 Word
monogram: 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