chronogram
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From chrono- + -gram, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”).
Noun
[edit]chronogram (plural chronograms)
- A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.
- (genetics) A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to evolutionary time.
- Coordinate term: phylogram
Translations
[edit]a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged
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