name
Meaning 1
A Scottish surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
graham
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ɡɹæm/
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US: /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/
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UK: /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/
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homophone: graham
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homophone: gram (some pronunciations)
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rhymes with -æm
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General-American: /ɡɹæm/
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General-American: /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/
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homophone: gram
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homophone: gramme
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪ.əm/
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rhymes with -eɪəm
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CMU ARPABET: G R EY1 AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: G R AE1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Alexander Graham Bell
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name
Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Alabama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Appling County, Georgia.
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name
Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Fountain County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Kentucky.
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name
Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Missouri.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Alamance County, North Carolina.
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name
Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Young County, Texas.
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name
Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Washington.
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noun
Meaning 12
Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 13
A graham cracker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 14
flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whole wheat flour, graham flour, whole meal flour
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Broader terms: wheat flour
noun
Meaning 15
United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Martha Graham
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Broader terms: choreographer, dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean
noun
Meaning 16
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Billy Graham, William Franklin Graham
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller
History
Etymology
The surname derives from Gra(nt)ham, the name of a place in Lincolnshire, from Old English *grand (“gravel”) + hām (“homestead”).
Named after Sylvester Graham.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 格雷厄姆 (Géléi'èmǔ) — a name
- Esperanto: Grahamo — a name
- Greek: Γκράχαμ (Gkrácham) — a name
- Māori: Kereama — a name
- Polish: Graham — a name
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