"monogram" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ [UK], /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monogram.wav [Southern-England] Forms: monograms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnəɡɹæm Etymology: From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|monogramme}} French monogramme, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|monogrammus}} monogrammus, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc||μονόγραμμος|outlined”, “drawn with single lines}} μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} monogram (plural monograms)
  1. (obsolete) A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-monogram-en-noun-PsmZE6mt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monogramme [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: monograms [plural]
Etymology: Formed as mono- + -gram, by analogy with epigram. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|gram}} mono- + -gram, {{m|en|epigram}} epigram Head templates: {{en-noun}} monogram (plural monograms)
  1. (obsolete, rare) A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-monogram-en-noun-nDq-IJn-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monogramme [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: monograms [plural]
Etymology: The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon); compare the French and Middle French monogramme, as well as the Italian monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|monogrammum}} Latin monogrammum, {{der|en|gkm|μονόγραμμον}} Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon), {{cog|fr|-}} French, {{cog|frm|-}} Middle French, {{m|fr|monogramme}} monogramme, {{cog|it|monogramma}} Italian monogramma, {{m|en|monogrammed}} monogrammed, {{m|en|monogramming}} monogramming Head templates: {{en-noun}} monogram (plural monograms)
  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. Related terms: royal cypher, imperial cypher, tughra Translations (a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark): моногра́ма (monográma) [feminine] (Bulgarian), monograma [masculine] (Catalan), 花押字 (huāyāzì) (Chinese Mandarin), monogram [masculine] (Czech), monogram [neuter] (Danish), monogram [neuter] (Dutch), monogramo (Esperanto), monogrammi (Finnish), monogramme [masculine] (French), Monogramm [neuter] (German), μονόγραμμα (monógramma) [neuter] (Greek), monogram (Hungarian), fangamark (Icelandic), monogramo (Ido), monogramma [masculine] (Italian), モノグラム (monoguramu) (Japanese), 모노그램 (monogeuraem) (Korean), monogramma [feminine] (Latvian), monograma [feminine] (Lithuanian), monogram [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), monogram [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ⁧علامت⁩ (ʼalamet) (Ottoman Turkish), ⁧نشان⁩ (nişan) (Ottoman Turkish), monogram [masculine] (Polish), sigla [feminine] (Portuguese), monograma [masculine] (Portuguese), monogramă [feminine] (Romanian), моногра́мма (monográmma) [feminine] (Russian), ве́нзель (vénzelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), монограм [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), monogram [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), monograma [masculine] (Spanish), monogram [neuter] (Swedish), monogram (Turkish), моногра́ма (monohráma) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-monogram-en-noun-OOOoYH0f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monogramme [obsolete]
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: monograms [present, singular, third-person], monogramming [participle, present], monograming [participle, present], monogrammed [participle, past], monogrammed [past], monogramed [participle, past], monogramed [past]
Etymology: The noun derives from the post-Classical Latin monogrammum, itself from the Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon); compare the French and Middle French monogramme, as well as the Italian monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|monogrammum}} Latin monogrammum, {{der|en|gkm|μονόγραμμον}} Byzantine Greek μονόγραμμον (monógrammon), {{cog|fr|-}} French, {{cog|frm|-}} Middle French, {{m|fr|monogramme}} monogramme, {{cog|it|monogramma}} Italian monogramma, {{m|en|monogrammed}} monogrammed, {{m|en|monogramming}} monogramming Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=monogramed|pres_ptc2=monograming}} monogram (third-person singular simple present monograms, present participle monogramming or monograming, simple past and past participle monogrammed or monogramed)
  1. (transitive) To mark something with a monogram. Tags: transitive Translations ((transitive) to mark something with a monogram): monogrammer (French), monogrammieren (German), monogramoz (Hungarian), incidere (Italian), contrassegnare (Italian), intagliare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-monogram-en-verb-02mo65k5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monogramme [obsolete]
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "tags": [
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        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "word": "monogrammi"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "monogramme"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "μονόγραμμα"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "word": "monogram"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "word": "fangamark"
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        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "word": "monogramo"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "monogramma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "monoguramu",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "word": "モノグラム"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "monogeuraem",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "word": "모노그램"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "monogramma"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "monograma"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "monogram"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "monogram"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "ʼalamet",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "word": "⁧علامت⁩"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "nişan",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "word": "⁧نشان⁩"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "monogram"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sigla"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "monograma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "monogramă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "monográmma",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "моногра́мма"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vénzelʹ",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ве́нзель"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
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          "code": "sh",
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        },
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          ],
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          "word": "monogram"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "monohráma",
          "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "French",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "monogramme",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "monogramma"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian monogramma",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "monogrammed"
      },
      "expansion": "monogrammed",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "monogramming"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "monogramming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monograming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "monogrammed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monogrammed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monogramed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monogramed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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        "To mark something with a monogram."
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      "id": "en-monogram-en-verb-02mo65k5",
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        [
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      ],
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        "(transitive) To mark something with a monogram."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
          "word": "monogrammer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
          "word": "monogrammieren"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
          "word": "monogramoz"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
          "word": "incidere"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
          "word": "contrassegnare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
          "word": "intagliare"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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        "A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch."
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          "picture"
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        [
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          "line"
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        [
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          "colour"
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        [
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          "shading"
        ],
        [
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          "sketch"
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        "(obsolete) A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒnəɡɹæm"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    }
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}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mono",
        "3": "gram"
      },
      "expansion": "mono- + -gram",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "epigram"
      },
      "expansion": "epigram",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Formed as mono- + -gram, by analogy with epigram.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "monograms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "monogram (plural monograms)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry."
      ],
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        [
          "sentence",
          "sentence"
        ],
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
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          "epigram"
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        [
          "verse",
          "verse"
        ],
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ]
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        "(obsolete, rare) A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry."
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        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "monogrammum"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin monogrammum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gkm",
        "3": "μονόγραμμον"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "French",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "monogramme"
      },
      "expansion": "monogramme",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "monogramma"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian monogramma",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "monogrammed"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "monogramming"
      },
      "expansion": "monogramming",
      "name": "m"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "monograms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "royal cypher"
    },
    {
      "word": "imperial cypher"
    },
    {
      "word": "tughra"
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "December 15 2021, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award: Victoria Arcade”, in RAIL, number 946, page 59",
          "text": "It dates from 1909-1911, when the then District Railway (its DR monogram is on one of the roundels in the fine plasterwork) rebuilt its Victoria station.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      ],
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          "design"
        ],
        [
          "motif",
          "motif"
        ],
        [
          "composed",
          "composed"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "intertwined",
          "intertwined"
        ],
        [
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          "identifying"
        ],
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
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        [
          "initials",
          "initial#Noun"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "monográma",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "моногра́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monograma"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huāyāzì",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "花押字"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "monogramo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "monogrammi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monogramme"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Monogramm"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "monógramma",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μονόγραμμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "fangamark"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "monogramo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monogramma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "monoguramu",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "モノグラム"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "monogeuraem",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "모노그램"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogramma"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monograma"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ʼalamet",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "⁧علامت⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "nişan",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "⁧نشان⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sigla"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monograma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogramă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "monográmma",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "моногра́мма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vénzelʹ",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ве́нзель"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "монограм"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monograma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "word": "monogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "monohráma",
      "sense": "a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "моногра́ма"
    }
  ],
  "word": "monogram"
}

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        "2": "monogramming"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "monogramming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monograming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monogrammed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monogrammed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monogramed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monogramed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++",
        "past2": "monogramed",
        "pres_ptc2": "monograming"
      },
      "expansion": "monogram (third-person singular simple present monograms, present participle monogramming or monograming, simple past and past participle monogrammed or monogramed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To mark something with a monogram."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To mark something with a monogram."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "monogramme"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
      "word": "monogrammer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
      "word": "monogrammieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
      "word": "monogramoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
      "word": "incidere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
      "word": "contrassegnare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(transitive) to mark something with a monogram",
      "word": "intagliare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "monogram"
}

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