Graffiti Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of graffiti noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

graffiti noun  /ɡrəˈfiːti/  /ɡrəˈfiːti/ [uncountable, plural] jump to other results

1. drawings or writing on a wall, etc. in a public place
   • The subway was covered in graffiti.
   • Someone had scrawled graffiti all over the school walls.
   • a fashionable graffiti artist
   In Italian graffiti is a plural noun and the singular form is graffito. In English, the form graffito is very rare. The form graffiti may be considered plural and used with a plural verb: There were graffiti everywhere. However, it is more often considered as an uncountable noun like writing and used with a singular verb: There was graffiti everywhere. Extra Examples
   • Racist graffiti was sprayed on the walls.
   • The buildings were covered with graffiti.
   Topics Artb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • obscene
   • offensive
   • racist
   • …
   … of graffiti
   • piece
   verb + graffiti
   • daub
   • scrawl
   • spray
   • …
   graffiti + noun
   • artist
   • vandal
   See full entryWord Originmid 19th cent.: from Italian (plural), from graffio ‘a scratch’.

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