Graf
name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A German or Austrian count (nobleman). historical, uncommon
"Without ceremony, the Graf, on his entering the drawing-room, seated himself at the piano-forte, and proposed affording his new friends "a leetle example" how music was performed in Hungary."
- 2 A paragraph. slang
"Brooks lays out the crux of his case his case in his first three grafs of his article:"
- 3 Alternative spelling of graff (“graffiti”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"For example, a current trend in graf is to simulate a three-dimensional effect (see Figure 1.2). No one graf artist is associated with having developed this method."
- 1 A surname.; A surname from German. countable, uncountable
- 2 A surname.; A surname from Dutch. countable, uncountable
- 3 A city in Iowa, United States. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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More examples"The most lopsided Grand Slam final in tennis history was the 1988 French Open final, when Steffi Graf of FRG pummeled Natasha Zvereva of USSR 6-0, 6-0. The entire match lasted merely 34 minutes."
Etymology
* As a German and Jewish surname, from graf (“count”). * As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Graef.
From German Graf (“count”). Doublet of graaf and grave.
Phonetic respelling of clipping of paragraph.
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