GRAHAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Graham mean? 

• GRAHAM (noun)
  The noun GRAHAM has 3 senses:

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

2. United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)

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

  Familiarity information: GRAHAM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAHAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Billy Graham; Graham; William Franklin Graham

Instance hypernyms:

evangelist; gospeler; gospeller; revivalist (a preacher of the Christian gospel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Graham; Martha Graham

Instance hypernyms:

choreographer (someone who creates new dances)

dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances professionally)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

graham; graham flour; whole meal flour; whole wheat flour

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)

 Context examples 

"Glad to meet you, Graham Womble," he said in conventional tones, as though acknowledging an introduction.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I did not thoroughly understand what you were telling your brother, cried Emma, about your friend Mr. Graham's intending to have a bailiff from Scotland, to look after his new estate.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

It is known that Mr. Jonas Oldacre had received a late visitor in his bedroom upon that night, and the stick found has been identified as the property of this person, who is a young London solicitor named John Hector McFarlane, junior partner of Graham and McFarlane, of 426, Gresham Buildings, E.C.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Made quite a stir at the time. His name was Womble—Graham Womble. He had a magnificent practice. I knew him somewhat."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)