graffito

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian graffito.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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graffito (plural graffiti)

  1. (archaeology and related fields) An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
  2. (rare) A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.
    • 1982 April 24, Bob Nelson, “NY Cops Harass Activist Writing Graffiti”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
      One officer got out to inspect the graffito.

Usage notes

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Outside of archaeology, graffiti or “a piece of graffiti” is used for the singular. As graffiti is borrowed from a plural form, prescriptivists consider singular use of graffiti incorrect: compare data/datum. The use of "graffiti" in contemporary art is a synonym to "Tags-Throw-ups-Pieces", TTP in short.[1]

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Jacobson, Staffan: Den spraymålade bilden. Ph.D. diss. Aerosol Art Archives, University of Lund, Sweden 1996. p. 10–11. →ISBN

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡrafˈfi.to/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: graf‧fì‧to

Noun

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graffito m (plural graffiti)

  1. graffiti

Participle

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graffito (feminine graffita, masculine plural graffiti, feminine plural graffite)

  1. past participle of graffire
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