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graffiti definition

graf·fiti (grə fēt′ē)

plural noun sing. graffito -·fi′to (-ō)

inscriptions, slogans, drawings, etc. scratched, scribbled, or drawn, often crudely, on a wall or other public surface

Etymology: It, scribblings < graffio, a scratch < L graphium: see graft

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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