graham

[ grey-uhm, gram ]

adjective
  1. made of graham flour.

Origin of graham

1
First recorded in 1825–35

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Other definitions for Graham (2 of 2)

Graham
[ grey-uhm, gram ]

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

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

  1. Thomas, 1805–69, Scottish chemist.

  2. William Franklin "Billy", 1918–2018, U.S. evangelist.

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

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British Dictionary definitions for graham (1 of 2)

graham

/ (ˈɡreɪəm) /


noun
  1. (modifier) mainly US and Canadian made of graham flour: graham crackers

Origin of graham

1
C19: named after S. Graham (1794–1851), American dietetic reformer

British Dictionary definitions for Graham (2 of 2)

Graham

/ (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

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

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