Meanings
nounminigraph (plural minigraphs)
plural minigraphs
- mediaA book-length publication that sits between a long journal article and a traditional monograph; usually ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 words (75–125 pages).
Dead Letter Office publishes smaller works — minigraphs — of anywhere from 30,000 to 60,000 words, representing work that has either has gone nowhere or will likely go nowhere.
2010s, Eileen A. Fradenburg Joy, Punctum Books: Dead Letter Office
Origin
mini- + graph, modeled after monograph.
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APA
minigraph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minigraph
MLA
“minigraph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minigraph. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minigraph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minigraph.
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