Griffith griffinism • griffithite · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Griffith · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948). Synonyms: D. W. Griffith, David Lewelyn Wark Griffith. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · G latin capital letter g U+0047 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074