graffito
Americannoun
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Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
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a single example of graffiti.
Usage
See graffiti.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of graffito
see origin at graffiti
Example Sentences
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At Braun’s urging, Rodgers lent his name to the 8-twelve MVP Bar & Grill, an upscale restaurant in suburban Brookfield, Wis., owned and operated by the same company that runs Braun’s downtown Italian restaurant, Graffito.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2013
Graffito, graf-fē′to, n. the name given to certain classes of mural inscriptions, such as the scribblings of schoolboys and idlers, found at Pompeii, Rome, and other ancient cities:—pl.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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