graf meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

graf

noun

Etymology From German Graf (“count”). Doublet of graaf and grave.

Historical, Uncommon A German or Austrian count (nobleman).

Without ceremony, the Graf, on his entering the drawing-room, seated himself at the piano-forte, and proposed affording his new friends "a leetle example" how music was performed in Hungary.1843 February, "Graf de Tropp", in Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, volume 27, [books.google.com/books?id=9ZUtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA200 page 200]

noun

Etymology Phonetic respelling of clipping of paragraph.

Brooks lays out the crux of his case his case in his first three grafs of his article:2010 January 27, Matt Taibbi, “Populism: Just Like Racism!”, in True/Slant, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2013:
This Wednesday story includes a graf on Reuters’ stance:2025 February 13, Joshua Benton, “Trump wants news outlets to get on board with ‘Gulf of America’ — or else. Will they?”, in Nieman Journalism Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Nieman Foundation for Journalism, retrieved 13 Feb 2025: