Origin: Greek suffix -graph
Monograph has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
"The professor spent years compiling data for her monograph on the migration patterns of Arctic terns before finally publishing it last year."
A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.
"The professor spent years compiling her monograph on the migration patterns of Arctic terns before finally publishing it last year."
To write a monograph on (a subject).
"She spent three years researching rare orchids before she decided to write a monograph on their unique pollination mechanisms."