| The date may sometimes occur as a chronogram, which should not be overlooked. |
| There is another near relation of the anagrams and acrostics, which is commonly called a chronogram. |
| This can be interpreted as a chronogram representing the year 1437, the probable date of the temple's consecration. |
| Later writers sometimes supplied the date of a book's compilation by hiding a chronogram in its title. |
| Sometimes it is to be found at the end of the preface or dedication, and sometimes it is on the title-page as a chronogram. |
| Webster defines a chronogram as an inscription, sentence, or phrase in which certain letters express a date or epoch. |
