"graffito" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹəˈfitoʊ/ [General-American], [ɡɹəˈfiɾoʊ̯] [General-American] Forms: graffiti [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian graffito. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|graffito}} Italian graffito Head templates: {{en-noun|graffiti}} graffito (plural graffiti)
  1. (archaeology and related fields) An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
    Sense id: en-graffito-en-noun-FOkUQqqJ
  2. (rare) A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Art, Crime
    Sense id: en-graffito-en-noun-nuRf9i5W Disambiguation of Art: 0 100 Disambiguation of Crime: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 48 28 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 48 28 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: graffitus
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