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“chronogram”
1. An inscription, sentence, or phrase in which certain numeral letters, usually made especially conspicuous to express a particular date or epoch on being added together; as in: Man of sCience and huManity, Bertrand RusselL’s eXample gIves life eXtra meaning = MCMLXIX or 1969, the year of Bertrand Russell’s death.
2. In horology, the record produced by an instrument that records time intervals; A chronogram is the document showing the duration of an event.
2. In horology, the record produced by an instrument that records time intervals; A chronogram is the document showing the duration of an event.
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chrono-, chron-
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gram-, -gram-, -gram, -grammatic, -grammatical, -grammatically, -gramme, -grammic +
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