"chronogram" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chronograms [plural]
Etymology: From chrono- + -gram, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|chrono-|-gram}} chrono- + -gram, {{der|en|grc|χρόνος|t=time}} Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chronogram (plural chronograms)
  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. Translations (a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged): cronograma [masculine] (Catalan), 紀年銘 (Chinese Mandarin), 纪年铭 (jìniánmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), chronogramme [masculine] (French), Chronogramm [neuter] (German), クロノグラム (kuronoguramu) (Japanese), хроногра́мма (xronográmma) [feminine] (Russian), cronograma [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chronogram-en-noun-mNeDM95V Disambiguation of 'a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged': 86 14
  2. (genetics) A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to evolutionary time. Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-chronogram-en-noun-9tAI-aTM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chrono-, English terms suffixed with -gram, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chrono-: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gram: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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