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Definition of Griffith
1. Noun. United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948).
Generic synonyms: Film Maker, Film Producer, Filmmaker, Movie Maker
Definition of Griffith
1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Welsh) used in Wales, Anglicized from (etyl cy) (term Gruffudd lang=cy) ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=Welsh) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Griffith
Literary usage of Griffith
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low (1901)
"99 Griffith (G.)—The Virgin of the Sun : a Tale of the Conquest of Peru. ...
Griffith (JE)—Flora of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire: Account of their Flowering ..."
2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"In 1664 he published ' The Persecution and Oppression of John Bale, Bishop of
Ossory, and of Griffith Williams, that was called to the same Bishopric ..."
3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Griffith, David W. $100000 salary man of the movies. E: M. Woolley. pors. McClure.
43: 109-16. S. '14. Griffith, George C. Truth about the new blue pigs. ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"Griffith Gaunt, a gentleman without fortune, marries Catharine Peyton, a Cumberland
... Griffith discovers his wife and Leonard under apparently suspicious ..."
5. Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1827)
"In consonance with the same feeling, we have another Letter from Griffith ap
David ap Griffith; the whole of which is here laid before the reader. ..."
6. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"Upon this petition an order was issued requiring Griffith to show cause, etc.
... After due proof of service on Griffith, the adjudication in bankruptcy was ..."
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