chronogram

[ kron-uh-gram ]

noun
  1. an inscription in which certain Roman numeral letters express a date or epoch on being added together by their values.

  2. a record made by a chronograph.

Origin of chronogram

1
First recorded in 1615–25; chrono- + -gram1

Other words from chronogram

  • chron·o·gram·mat·ic [kron-oh-gruh-mat-ik], /ˌkrɒn oʊ grəˈmæt ɪk/, chron·o·gram·mat·i·cal, adjective
  • chron·o·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • chron·o·gram·ma·tist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for chronogram

chronogram

/ (ˈkrɒnəˌɡræm, ˈkrəʊnə-) /


noun
  1. a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date

  2. a record kept by a chronograph

Derived forms of chronogram

  • chronogrammatic (ˌkrɒnəʊɡrəˈmætɪk) or chronogrammatical, adjective
  • chronogrammatically, adverb

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