monogram

[Late Latin monogramma, from Late Greek monogrammon, from neuter of monogrammos, consisting of a single letter : Greek mono-, mono- + Greek gramma, letter; see -gram.]

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The Chi-Rho, a monogram of the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ

'E and L' embroidered for clothes and bedding, for a wife by the initials E L or L E

A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos. A series of uncombined initials is properly referred to as a cypher and is not a monogram, although ciphers are frequently referred to as monograms.

A monogram may be a craftsman's signature on pieces of art such as sculptures and pieces of furniture, especially when the guilds enforced measures against unauthorized participation in the trade.

An individual's monogram is often a very fancy piece of art for adorning luggage, clothing, and so forth.

Monograms of the names of monarchs are used as part of the insignia of public organizations in kingdoms, such as on police badges. This indicates a connection to the ruler.

Monograms like the interrobang are used as letters, punctuation, and the like, and are not used for companies.

See also

• Ligature

External links

• Artist monograms

Norwegian Royal monograms carved in a mountainside to mark royal visits to Kongsberg since 1623.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - monogram
v. tr. - give/påføre monogram

Nederlands (Dutch)
monogram, voorzien van een monogram

Français (French)
n. - monogramme
v. tr. - marquer de son monogramme/de son chiffre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Monogramm
v. - mit einem Monogramm versehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μονόγραμμα
v. - κοσμώ με μονόγραμμα

Italiano (Italian)
monogramma

Português (Portuguese)
n. - monograma (m)
v. - fazer monogramas

Русский (Russian)
монограмма

Español (Spanish)
n. - monograma
v. tr. - monogramar, poner el monograma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - monogram
v. - göra monogram

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
字母组合, 把花押字印于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 字母組合
v. tr. - 把花押字印於

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 결합 문자
v. tr. - (글자 등을) 결합하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 組み合わせ文字, モノグラム

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المونوغرام وهي علامه ترمز إلى شخص ما (فعل) يؤشر ملابسه أو ممتلكاته بعلامه مميزة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שתי אותיות או יותר המשולבות זו בזו, משלבת, מונוגרמה‬
v. tr. - ‮קישט במונוגרמה‬

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