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  graham

  adjective

  made of graham flour.
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  Graham

  noun

  Katharine Meyer, 1917–2001, U.S. newspaper publisher.

graham

¹ American  

[grey-uhm, gram] / ˈgreɪ əm, græm /

adjective

1. made of graham flour.

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Graham ² American  

[grey-uhm, gram] / ˈgreɪ əm, græm /

noun

1. Katharine Meyer, 1917–2001, U.S. newspaper publisher.

2. Martha, 1894–1991, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

3. Thomas, 1805–69, Scottish chemist.

4. William Franklin Billy, 1918–2018, U.S. evangelist.

5. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “gray home.”

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Graham ¹ British  

/ ˈɡreɪəm /

noun

1. Martha. 1893–1991, US dancer and choreographer

2. Thomas. 1805–69, British physicist: proposed Graham's law (1831) of gaseous diffusion and coined the terms osmosis, crystalloids, and colloids

3. William Franklin, known as Billy Graham. born 1918, US evangelist

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graham ² British  

/ ˈɡreɪəm /

noun

1. (modifier) made of graham flour

   graham crackers

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Etymology

Origin of graham

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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graham Graham

As Joanne Kaufman writes, “What would summer on the beach be without chocolate and marshmallows between graham crackers—or without angst and wish fulfillment between book covers?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The S’mores cookies, graham cracker sandwich cookies with chocolate and marshmallow filling, were introduced during the 2017 Girl Scout cookie season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with graham cracker pieces and then sprinkle marshmallows on top.

From Salon ● Feb. 29, 2024

Picture layers of graham cracker, fudgy brownie and homemade marshmallow perfection.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

“It’s...it’s a candy house!” he said, taking a step toward the graham cracker walls.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

This time, it was another defensive back, Alex Graham, who came screaming out of the slot and leveled Mandal in the end zone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

This is "humanity changing," Graham Sprigg, a tourist from Australia, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ryan Graham, who directed the finale, started off as a camera trainee way back.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Some social media users are swearing by a way of avoiding ads on Pinterest, WSJ Leadership Institute’s Megan Graham reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Graham left a handful of iron nails and bid the innkeeper good day.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss