monogram

monogram
{{11}}monogram (n.) "two or more letters intertwined," 1690s, from Fr. monogramme or directly from L.L. monogramma (5c.), from Late Gk. monogrammon "a character formed of several letters in one design," especially in reference to the signature of the Byzantine emperors, noun use of neuter of monogrammos (adj.) "consisting of a single letter," lit. "drawn with single lines," from Gk. monos "single, alone" (see MONO- (Cf. mono-)) + gramma "letter, line" (see GRAMMAR (Cf. grammar)). Earlier it meant "sketch or picture drawn in lines only, without shading or color," a sense also found in Latin and probably in Greek. Related: Monogrammatic.
{{12}}monogram (v.) 1868, from MONOGRAM (Cf. monogram) (n.). Related: Monogrammed; monogramming.

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