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GRAHAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; ('whole meal flour' is British usage)
Synonyms:
graham; graham flour; whole meal flour; whole wheat flour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("graham" is a kind of...):
wheat flour (flour prepared from wheat)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)
Synonyms:
Graham; Martha Graham
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
choreographer (someone who creates new dances)
dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances professionally)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
Synonyms:
Billy Graham; Graham; William Franklin Graham
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller; revivalist (a preacher of the Christian gospel)