chronogram [kron-uh-gram] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- an inscription in which certain Roman numeral letters express a date or epoch on being added together by their values.
- a record made by a chronograph.
Origin of chronogram First recorded in 1615–25; chrono- + -gram1 Related formschron·o·gram·mat·ic [kron-oh-gruh-mat-ik] /ˌkrɒn oʊ grəˈmæt ɪk/, chron·o·gram·mat·i·cal, adjectivechron·o·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbchron·o·gram·ma·tist, noun Examples from the Web for chronogram Historical Examples of chronogram
If not, I can only make Howell’s chronogram equivalent to 1927.
Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853
Various
The date may sometimes occur as a chronogram, which should not be overlooked.
Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
It might be supposed to be a chronogram, but for the introduction of the letter “E.”
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851
Various
The first of these lines is a chronogram, that is, it contains a date.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)
Anatole France
Webster defines a chronogram as an inscription, sentence, or phrase in which certain letters express a date or epoch.
Smithsonian Institution – United States National Museum – Bulletin 240
Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for chronogram chronogram noun
- a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date
- a record kept by a chronograph
Derived Formschronogrammatic (ˌkrɒnəʊɡrəˈmætɪk) or chronogrammatical, adjectivechronogrammatically, adverb