"graf" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-graf.ogg [Australia] Forms: grafs [plural]
Etymology: From German Graf (“count”). Doublet of graaf and grave. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Graf||count}} German Graf (“count”), {{doublet|en|graaf|grave}} Doublet of graaf and grave Head templates: {{en-noun}} graf (plural grafs)
  1. (uncommon, now historical) A German or Austrian count. Tags: historical, uncommon Coordinate_terms: gräfin
    Sense id: en-graf-en-noun-2ZEOCse7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-graf.ogg [Australia] Forms: grafs [plural]
Etymology: Phonetic respelling of clipping of paragraph. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|paragraph|nocap=1}} clipping of paragraph Head templates: {{en-noun}} graf (plural grafs)
  1. (journalism, slang) A paragraph. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Mass media, Nobility
    Sense id: en-graf-en-noun-OGua~aoc Disambiguation of Nobility: 29 52 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 61 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 77 19 Topics: journalism, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: En-au-graf.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} graf (uncountable)
  1. Alternative spelling of graff (“graffiti”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: graff (extra: graffiti) Derived forms: graf artist
    Sense id: en-graf-en-noun-BjXVbyok
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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