1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chronogram \Chron"o*gram\, n. [Gr. ? time + ? writing, character: cf. F. chronogramme.] 1. An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to appear specially conspicuous, on being added together, express a particular date or epoch, as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632: ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs. - the capitals of which give, when added as numerals, the sum 1632. [1913 Webster] 2. The record or inscription made by a chronograph. [1913 Webster] Chronogrammatic
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