staurogram

== English == === Alternative forms === Staurogram === Etymology === From stauro- +‎ -gram. Coined c. 1970 as a parallel of Christogram, earlier (1870s) the τρ ligature was referred to as monogrammatic cross. German Staurogramm in the same sense possibly slightly earlier (1960s); the German word was used earlier (1840s) only in the sense of a geometric configuration in crystallography; similarly, New Latin Staurogramma before 1970 only as systematic name of a genus of Bacillariophyceae (L. Rabenhorst, 1853). === Noun === staurogram (plural staurograms) A ligature, ⳨, of the Greek letters τ and ρ or Coptic letters ⲧ and ⲣ, later used as a symbol of the cross in early Christianity and remaining in use as a ligature in abbreviations of the words σταυρός and σταυρόω. === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === Likely borrowed from German Staurogramm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌstɑu̯.roːˈɣrɑm/ Hyphenation: stau‧ro‧gram Rhymes: -ɑm === Noun === staurogram n (plural staurogrammen, no diminutive) (historical, Christianity) staurogram (ligature and symbol of the cross)