/ grəˈfiːti; NAmE / noun
[ U , pl. ] drawings or writing on a wall, etc. in a public place :
The subway was covered in graffiti.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Italian (plural), from graffio a scratch.
/ grəˈfiːti; NAmE / noun
[ U , pl. ] drawings or writing on a wall, etc. in a public place :
The subway was covered in graffiti.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Italian (plural), from graffio a scratch.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005