chron|o|gram

chron|o|gram
chron|o|gram «KRON uh gram», noun.
1. a phrase, sentence, or inscription in which certain letters (usually distinguished by size or otherwise from the rest) express by their numerical values a date or epoch.
2. a record of time, as one made by a chronograph.
╂[< chrono- + -gram]

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  • gram — gram·a·rye; gram; gram·i·ci·din; gram·i·na·ce·ae; gram·i·na·ceous; gram·i·na·les; gram·ine; gram·i·nic·o·lous; gram·i·niv·o·rous; gram·i·nous; gram·ma·log; gram·mar·i·an; gram·mar·less; gram·mat·i·cal; gram·mat·i·cism; gram·mat·i·cize;… …   English syllables

  • chronogram — chron·o·gram …   English syllables

  • chronogrammatic — chron·o·gram·mat·ic …   English syllables

  • chronogrammatical — chron·o·gram·mat·i·cal …   English syllables

  • chronogrammatically — chron·o·gram·mat·i·cal·ly …   English syllables

  • chronogrammatist — chron·o·gram·ma·tist …   English syllables

  • chronogrammic — chron·o·gram·mic …   English syllables

  • chronogram — chron•o•gram [[t]ˈkrɒn əˌgræm[/t]] n. 1) hor an inscription in which letters express a date or epoch on being added together by their values as Roman numerals 2) hor a record made by a chronograph • Etymology: 1615–25 …   From formal English to slang

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