graffiti

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[ɡrəˈfiːti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place
(e.g: the station was covered in graffiti)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from Italian (plural), from graffio ‘a scratch’


[ɡrəˈfiːti], (Verb)

Definitions:
- write or draw graffiti on (something)
(e.g: he and another artist graffitied an entire train)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from Italian (plural), from graffio ‘a scratch’




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