"graham" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/, /ˈɡɹeəm/, /ɡɹæm/ [General-American, æ-tensing] Forms: grahams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Named after Sylvester Graham. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} graham (countable and uncountable, plural grahams)
  1. (uncountable) Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-graham-en-noun-~fEoQNIL
  2. (countable) A graham cracker. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-graham-en-noun-elRx9lX- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: graham flour Derived forms: graham cracker Related terms: whole-wheat flour

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