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# graffiti

noun (graffiti; uncountable, or plural of graffito)

«graffiti» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Words or pictures painted, sprayed or scratched on walls, trains or other public places, usually without permission. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/#m1)
2. Street art: large, colourful paintings on walls, sometimes made with permission. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and citizenship lessons it raises questions of right and wrong: graffiti on other people's property is against the law (vandalism), but some cities have legal walls for street art. In stories it shows a run-down place or a rebellious character. Phrases: spray graffiti, covered in graffiti, graffiti artist, remove graffiti.

### Examples

- The bus shelter was covered in graffiti. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/#x1)
- The council cleaned the graffiti off the school wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/#x2)
- A graffiti artist painted a beautiful mural with permission. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/#x3)
- Writing graffiti on someone's wall is against the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/#x4)
- There was graffiti on the old train carriage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/#x5)
- Our class designed a graffiti-style poster for art. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/#x6)

### Note

Usually treated as uncountable: «the graffiti was removed». Spelling: double f, single t: graffiti. The singular «graffito» is very rare. From Italian.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «graffiti» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graffiti/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«graffiti» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/graffiti.html) on Mova free.