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graffiti

/ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about graffiti at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-.

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