chronogram
Americannoun
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an inscription in which certain Roman numeral letters express a date or epoch on being added together by their values.
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a record made by a chronograph.
noun
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a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date
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a record kept by a chronograph
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"He decided to ignore the previously adopted chronogram of reform and elections," the internal EU's sanctions list said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 4, 2022
Webster defines a chronogram as an inscription, sentence, or phrase in which certain letters express a date or epoch.
From The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 by Bedini, Silvio A.
Each of the nine parts of the inscription formed a chronogram which, in every instance, totals to the date 1764, the year in which the second clock was completed.
From The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 by Bedini, Silvio A.
They're both of the sixteenth century, when we were prosperous and artistic; and over the north-side entrance there's a chronogram inscription concerning the siege.
From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Anderson, Karl
If not, I can only make Howell's chronogram equivalent to 1927.
From Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
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