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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Late Latin
Origin: monogramma, from Greek mono- ( MONO-) + gramma 'letter'

monogram

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes
mon‧o‧gram [countable]
DCC a design that is made using the first letters of someone's names and is put on pieces of clothing or other possessions
—monogrammed adjective
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