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Definition of serif noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

serif

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/ˈserɪf/
 
/ˈserɪf/
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  1. a short line at the top or bottom of some styles of printed letters
    • a serif typeface
    compare sans serif
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: perhaps from Dutch schreef ‘dash, line’, of Germanic origin.
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