calif
noun
a variant of caliph.
calif
1 American
[kay-lif, kal-if]
/ ˈkeɪ lɪf, ˈkæl ɪf /
noun
Calif.
2
American
abbreviation
Calif.
1
British
abbreviation
calif
2
British
/ ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl- /
noun
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According to general usage, final f is doubled after a single vowel, in almost all cases; as in bailiff, caitiff, plaintiff, midriff, sheriff, tariff, mastiff: yet not in calif, which is perhaps better written caliph.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
The barber obsequiously rubbed his wet hair and bound it in a towel as in a turban, so that Babbitt resembled a plump pink calif on an ingenious and adjustable throne.
From Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
The vicar of St. Peter and the heir of the calif have fallen thereby into identical impotency.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle by Kuno Francke
And King Marsil bids me say, thou shalt not blame him that his uncle the calif comes not too, for he is dead.
From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various
To this the calif replied that the emergency was so critical that they were justified in availing themselves of any means that offered to save themselves from the ruin with which they were threatened.
From Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series by Jacob Abbott
As it scales up, the South San Francisco, Calif., company will also continue to focus on upgrading its technology, Cliffton said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
In another landmark case, a Los Angeles jury in March found that Instagram and YouTube were responsible for the suffering of a Chico, Calif., woman who charged the platforms were addictive by design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Actress Robin Givens’ former Hollywood Hills, Calif., home is ready for a new buyer, having just hit the market for $3,495,000.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Brett Dedeaux is a 53-year-old commercial real-estate developer who lives in Pacific Palisades, Calif., regularly surfs in Malibu, owns a house in Kauai, Hawaii, and travels around the world to find less crowded surf spots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The next thing I can vaguely recall is living in Fort Bragg, Calif. My brother had been presented a B.B. gun.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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