serif
[ ser-if ]
/ ˈsɛr ɪf /
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noun Printing.
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
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Also especially British, cer·iph .
Origin of serif
1835–45; perhaps <Dutch schreef line (in writing), akin to schrijven to write
Words nearby serif
series, series circuit, series comma, series resonance, series-wound, serif, serigraph, serin, serine, seringa, Seringapatam
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serif
rarely seriph
/ (ˈsɛrɪf) /
noun
printing a small line at the extremities of a main stroke in a type character
Word Origin for serif
C19: perhaps from Dutch schreef dash, probably of Germanic origin, compare Old High German screvōn to engrave
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