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n. - A rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls.

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  • Second, the fact that this particular graffito is so cleverly executed, given how it blends in.
  • Emphasis will be placed on surface design techniques such as graffito and stenciling.
  • This graffito did not refer to politics, but love.
  • When she had his attention, she pointed at the graffito.
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  • "Graffiti" (wall drawings that are usually a defacement) artists rarely use "graphite" (a form of carbon used in pencils). Note: A "graphito" is a single wall drawing.
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