monograph

[ mon-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
2. 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.

3. an account of a single thing or class of things, as of a species of organism.

verb (used with object)

1. to write a monograph about.

monograph

/ mɒˈnɒɡrəfə; -ˌɡræf; ˈmɒnəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a paper, book, or other work concerned with a single subject or aspect of a subject

verb

1. tr to write a monograph on

Derived Forms

• ˌmonoˈgraphic, adjective
• ˌmonoˈgraphically, adverb
• monographer, noun

Other Words From

• mo·nog·ra·pher [m, uh, -, nog, -r, uh, -fer], mo·nogra·phist noun
• mon·o·graph·ic [mon-, uh, -, graf, -ik], mono·graphi·cal adjective
• mono·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of monograph¹

First recorded in 1815–25; mono- + -graph

Example Sentences

The language about the dearth of mental health facilities in Appalachia in a 1988 monograph is nearly word for word identical to quotes from articles published in 2017.

From Salon

Bonus: “Taking Up Space” also includes a monograph with critical writings by the artists that will be available for checkout at Seattle Public Library branches.

From Seattle Times

Besides being an astute salesman, Mr. Kornfeld was a noted art historian and the author of heralded monographs, including a definitive 1979 study of the German Expressionist Kirchner.

From New York Times

He was also an art historian, producing monographs on Piet Mondrian, Jasper Johns, Jim Dine and other painters.

From New York Times

That frozen moment in time is the subject of two monographs published Tuesday by Cambridge University.

From New York Times

Related Words

• dissertation
• essay
• thesis
• treatise