Chronogram

[krɔnәgræm]

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) The record or inscription made by a chronograph.

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Definition

n. an inscription in which the time or date of an event is given by certain of the letters printed larger than the rest.

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