graffito

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Italian graffito.

[edit] Noun

graffito (plural graffiti)

  1. (archaeology and related fields) An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
  2. (rare) A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.

[edit] Usage notes

Outside of archaeology, graffiti or “a piece of graffiti” is used for the singular. As graffiti is borrowed from a plural form, prescriptivists consider singular use of graffiti incorrect: compare data/datum. The use of "graffiti" in contemporary Art is a synonyme to "Tags-Throw-ups-Pieces", TTP in short.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jacobson, Staffan: Den spraymålade bilden. Ph.D. diss. Aerosol Art Archives, University of Lund, Sweden 1996. p. 10-11. ISBN 91-628-2186-5

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

graffito m (f graffita, m plural graffiti, f plural graffite)

  1. Past participle of graffire

[edit] Noun

graffito m. (plural graffiti)

  1. graffiti in the art/vandalism.

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