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serif
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
serif
(noun)
sans serif
(noun)
serif
/
ˈ
serəf/
noun
plural
serifs
serif
/
ˈ
serəf/
noun
plural
serifs
Britannica Dictionary definition of SERIF
[
count
]
technical
:
one of the short lines near the top and bottom of the long parts of some printed letters
—
see
picture
at
font
;
see also
sans serif
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