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serif
(ser′if)
noun
Printing a fine line projecting from a main stroke of a letter in common styles of type
Origin: Du schreef, a stroke, line < schrijven, to write < L scribere: see scribe
See serif in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A fine line finishing off the main strokes of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
Origin:
Origin: Perhaps from Dutch schreef, line
Origin: , from Middle Dutch scrēve
Origin: , from scriven, to write
Origin: , from Latin scrībere; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots
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serif
sans serif typeface (left ) and serif typeface (right)
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