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monogram

/ˈmɒnəɡˌɹæm/MO-nuh-gram
/ˈmɑnəɡˌɹæm/MAH-nuh-gram

Meaningsingle written mark

Common meaning: design combining a person's initials

Journey through time

  1. Greekmonogrammaton‘single written mark’source
  2. Latinmonogramma‘single mark’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssingle mark → design combining a person's initialsmonogram‘design combining a person's initials’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek monogrammaton ‘single written mark’.

Roots

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