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chronogram |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chronogram \Chron"o*gram\, n. [Gr. ? time + ? writing, character: cf F. chronogramme.] 1. An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to appear specially conspicuous, on being added together, express a particular date or epoch, as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632: ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs - the capitals of which give when added as numerals, the sum 1632. 2. The record or inscription made by a chronograph.
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