Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graffitus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
graf-fi-tus
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Back-formation from graffiti, as if using the Latin -ī plural, thus, graffiti + -us to create a singular.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does graffitus mean?
A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.
Where does graffitus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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