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graham

/ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
Gra-ham
IPA
/ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.

Uncountable

noun

A graham cracker.

Countable

name

A Scottish surname from Old English.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

Named after Sylvester Graham.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡɹæm/
  • British English: /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

grahams (plural) Graeme (alternative) Grahame (alternative, surname)

Derived Forms

Grahamesque Grahamian Grahamism grahamite Grahamston Hannigram

Phrases

graham cracker whole-wheat flour Graham biscuit Graham bread Graham County Graham Land Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome Graham-Little syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

whole-wheat flour

Synonyms

graham flour whole wheat flour whole meal flour

Homonyms

gram gramme graham gram (some pronunciations) graeme

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am islam vietnam exam uncle sam ram dam jam ham

Questions

How do you pronounce graham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/.
What does graham mean?
Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.
Where does graham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce graham

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