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graffiti
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graf·fi·ti  (gr-ft)
n.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) Plural of graffito.

[Italian, pl. of graffito; see graffito.]

graffiti [græˈfiːtiː]
pl n sing -to [-təʊ]
1. (sometimes with singular verb) drawings, messages, etc., often obscene, scribbled on the walls of public lavatories, advertising posters, etc.
2. (Social Science / Archaeology) Archaeol inscriptions or drawings scratched or carved onto a surface, esp rock or pottery
[graffito from Italian: a little scratch, from graffio, from Latin graphium stylus, from Greek grapheion; see graft1]
graffitist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.graffiti - a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
Translations
graffiti [grəˈfiːtɪ]
A. NPLgraffiti msing or pl, pintadas fpl
B. CPD graffiti artist Nartista mf de graffiti

graffiti [grəˈfiːti] nplgraffiti m

graffiti
plGraffiti pl, → Wandschmierereien pl (pej); a piece of graffitieine Wandschmiererei, ein Graffito nt

graffiti [grəˈfiːtɪ] nplgraffiti mpl
graffiti [grəˈfiːtɪ] nplgraffiti mpl

graffiti
n pl or n sg graffiti [grəˈfiːti]
words or drawings scratched or painted on a wall etc. muurgekrap, graffiti كِتابات ونقوش على الجُدران надпис на стена graffiti, malba na zdi graffiti das Graffiti γκράφιτι graffiti, pintada graffiti دیوار نوشته graffiti graffiti גְרָפִיטִי अभिरेखण grafiti falfirkák grafiti veggjakrot graffiti 落書き 낙서 užrašai, piešiniai ant sienų grafīti; uzraksti uz sienām grafiti graffiti graffiti napisy/rysunki na murze grafitos graffiti граффити nápisy (kresby) na stene grafit grafit klotter, graffiti การวาดภาพหรือเขียนบนกำแพงในที่สาธารณะ duvar yazısı 塗鴉 графіті کہیں کھرچی یا لکھی تحریر hình vẽ hoặc chữ viết trên tường

graffiti نقوش أثرية graffiti graffiti Graffiti γκράφιτι grafiti, pintadas graffiti graffiti grafiti graffiti 落書き 낙서 graffiti graffiti graffiti grafito, pichação граффити klotter ภาพวาดหรือคำต่างๆที่วาดหรือสเปรย์ลงบนกำแพงหรือโปสเตอร์ grafiti hình vẽ hoặc chữ viết trên tường 涂鸦


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