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graphic

/ˈɡɹæfɪk/ noun

Latin root: graphicus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about graphic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An image that is generated by a computer.

adjective

  1. Written or drawn or engraved.
    graphic symbols
  2. Describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail.
    graphic sexual scenes
  3. Of or relating to the graphic arts.
    the etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and engravings which together form his graphic work

Origin

From Latin graphicus (“belonging to painting or drawing”), from Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikós, “belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”), from γραφή (graphḗ, “drawing, painting, writing, a writing, description, etc.”), from γράφω (gráphō, “scratch, carve”) (cognate with English carve).

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