CHRONOGRAM


Meaning of CHRONOGRAM in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌgram noun

( -s )

Etymology: chron- + -gram

1. : an inscription, sentence, or phrase in which certain numeral letters usually made specially conspicuous express a particular date or epoch on being added together (as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632 — ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs — the capitals of which, added as numerals, make 1632)

2. : the record made by a chronograph

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