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Gra·ham
(grā′əm, grăm), Katharine Meyer 1917-2001. American newspaper executive who as publisher of the Washington Post (1969-1979) oversaw the controversial publication of the Pentagon Papers (1971) and the exposure of the Watergate scandal (1972-1974).
Graham
, Martha 1894-1991. American dancer and choreographer. A central figure in modern dance, she founded the Dance Repertory Theatre in New York City in 1930. Her works include Appalachian Spring (1944) and Clytemnestra (1958).
Graham
, Sylvester 1794-1851. American reformer who advocated temperance, sexual restraint, and a vegetarian diet that included bread made from coarsely ground whole-wheat flour.
Graham
, William Franklin Known as "Billy." Born 1918. American religious leader who has conducted evangelical tours worldwide.
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Graham
(ˈɡreɪəm)n
1. (Biography) Martha. 1893–1991, US dancer and choreographer
2. (Biography) Thomas. 1805–69, British physicist: proposed Graham's law (1831) of gaseous diffusion and coined the terms osmosis, crystalloids, and colloids
3. (Biography) William Franklin, known as Billy Graham. born 1918, US evangelist
graham
(ˈɡreɪəm)n
(Cookery) (modifier) chiefly US and Canadian made of graham flour: graham crackers.
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gra•ham
(ˈgreɪ əm, græm)adj.
made of graham flour.
[1825–35]
Gra•ham
(ˈgreɪ əm, græm)n.
1. Martha, 1894–1991, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
2. William Franklin ( “Billy” ), born 1918, U.S. evangelist.
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Graham
Originally the Graham-Paige automobile. It was made from 1927 to 1941 by the Graham-Paige Motors Corporation of Detroit, Michigan.
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| Noun | 1. | Graham - United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918) |
| 2. |  Graham - United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) | |
| 3. | graham - flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) wheat flour - flour prepared from wheat 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 |
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graham
adj (US) graham flour → Weizenschrot(mehl) nt
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