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chronogram

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chron·o·gram  (krn-grm, krn-)
n.
1. The record produced by a chronograph.
2. An inscribed phrase in which certain letters can be read as Roman numerals indicating a specific date.

chrono·gram·matic (-gr-mtk) adj.
chrono·gram·mati·cal·ly adv.

chronogram [ˈkrɒnəˌgræm ˈkrəʊnə-]
n
1. a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) a record kept by a chronograph
chronogrammatic  [ˌkrɒnəʊgrəˈmætɪk], chronogrammatical adj
chronogrammatically  adv


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Sometimes the date of publication has to be worked out from the chronogram in the poem or at the bottom of the sheet (for example, P-1471-1472, where one of the chronograms is accurate, the other in error: HIer VVIrd MagDebVrg geroChen [P-1471], but HIer VVIrd MagDebVrg gerochen [P-1472] in the other).
 
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