graffiti

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
  2. noun a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls

Etymology

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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graffito

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