Monograph

(-graf.) [From Gr. monos, and graphō, I describe.] (Lit.) A special treatise written on a single subject; as, a monograph on Runic inscriptions. Monolith, (mono-lith.) [From Gr. monolith os, one stoned.] (Archæol.) A pillar, obelisk, column, and the like, consisting of a single stone. Monologue, (-lōg.) (From Gr. monos, and logos, description.] (Dram.) A poem, recitation, or scena, written for declamation by one person only. Or, a dramatic act, in which a single performer appears on the stage and soliloquizes. Monomania, (-ma'ne-ah.) [From Gr. monos, and mania, madne .] (Med.) The name often given to that form of mania in which the mind of the patient is so absorbed by one idea, that with reference to it he is mad, although sane on every other subject. [s. 612]