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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  

[gray-uhm, gram] / ˈgreɪ əm, græm /

adjective

1. made of graham flour.

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Graham ² American  

[gray-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

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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

Made of double baked graham flour, broken and soaked, it was one of the earliest examples of American breakfast cereal.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

The apple juice is too sweet, but we need to wash down the dry graham crackers.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

Running back Raphael Graham enters the regular-season finale with 935 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Still, Graham is a great actor and as Walter, he’s as creepy as he needs to be, with some extra creepiness stirred in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

There have been, it seems, a thousand flashes in the pan: Beto O’Rourke’s rolled-up shirtsleeves, Anthony Weiner’s city-kid mouthiness, Graham Platner’s stupid little butch mustache.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Around the same time, the sanctions bill named after late Sen. Lindsey Graham was making its way through Congress and threatened to make it even harder for Polar to get permission to transact with Novatek.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

He asked if he was, in fact, the same Theodore Graham who had been arrested during the protests at Fort Lawton.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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