Etymology

graf

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Today it means: A German or Austrian count (nobleman). Full definition →

German Graf
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graf · noun1

  1. German · borrowed fromGraf“count”
  2. English todaygraf

From German Graf (“count”). Doublet of graaf and grave.

graf · noun2

Phonetic respelling of clipping of paragraph.

Graf · proper noun3

* As a German and Jewish surname, from graf (“count”). * As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Graef.

Words from the same roots

GermanGraf all →

graff-grave

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