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graham

noun

Simple meaning

Flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran.

Pronunciation

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grayuhm

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɡɹeɪəm

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Definition

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noun

  1. Flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)

  2. countable

    A graham cracker.

  3. United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

  4. A number of places in the United States

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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Compound terms

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  • graham breadnounCompound term

    Bread made of graham (whole wheat) flour.

  • graham crackernounCompound term

    Semisweet whole-wheat cracker.

  • graham flournounCompound term

    Flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran.

  • william franklin grahamnounCompound term

    United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918).

  • billy grahamnounCompound term

    United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918).

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