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GRAFFITO (graffiti)
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Irregular inflected form: graffiti
Dictionary entry overview: What does graffito mean?
• GRAFFITO (noun)
The noun GRAFFITO has 1 sense:
1. a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
Familiarity information: GRAFFITO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
graffiti; graffito
Hypernyms ("graffito" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Context examples
Like graffiti sprayed by an unknown artist, unexplained arc-shaped, reddish streaks are visible on the surface of Saturn's icy moon Tethys.
(Unusual Red Arcs Spotted on Icy Saturn Moon, NASA)
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