Serif Definition

sĕrĭf
serifs
noun
serifs
A fine line projecting from a main stroke of a letter in common styles of type.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
serif
Plural:
serifs

Origin of Serif

  • Perhaps from Dutch schreef line from Middle Dutch scrēve from scriven to write from Latin scrībere skrībh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ceref, maybe from Dutch schreef.

    From Wiktionary

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