Definition of Chronagram
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A sentence or inscription in which the capital letters, interpreted in Roman numerals, stand for a particular date if rearranged.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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