chronogram

[ kron-uh-gram ]

/ ˈkrɒn əˌgræm /

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noun

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

a record made by a chronograph.

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Origin of chronogram

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, adjectivechron·o·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbchron·o·gram·ma·tist, noun

Words nearby chronogram

chronic sleeping sickness, chronic trypanosomiasis, chronic ulcer, chrono, chronobiology, chronogram, chronograph, chronol., chronological, chronological age, chronologically

How to use chronogram in a sentence

The Acrostic and the Chronogram are both ingeniously described in the mock epic of the Scribleriad.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli
The date may sometimes occur as a chronogram, which should not be overlooked.
How to Catalogue a Library|Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
The red letters undoubtedly compose a chronogram; E in such compositions represents 250.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851|Various
It might be supposed to be a chronogram, but for the introduction of the letter "E."
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851|Various

There is another near relation of the anagrams and acrostics, which is commonly called a chronogram.
Essays and Tales|Joseph Addison

British Dictionary definitions for chronogram

chronogram

/ (ˈkrɒnəˌɡræm, ˈkrəʊnə-) /

noun

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

a record kept by a chronograph

Derived forms of chronogram

chronogrammatic (ˌkrɒnəʊɡrəˈmætɪk) or chronogrammatical, adjectivechronogrammatically, adverb

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