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chronogram

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to evolutionary time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

From chrono- + -gram, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хронограма (hronograma) — a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged
  • Catalan: cronograma — a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紀年銘 /纪年铭 (jìniánmíng) — a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged
  • French: chronogramme — a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged
  • German: Chronogramm — a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged
  • Japanese: クロノグラム (kuronoguramu) — a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged
  • Russian: хроногра́мма (xronográmma) — a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged
  • Spanish: cronograma — a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged