noun, verb — 3 senses
UK /ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/ · US /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/
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-.
Usually Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
Archaeology, History, Human sciences, Sciences Usually Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.
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-.
To mark a surface with such images.
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