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SERIF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does serif mean?
• SERIF (noun)
The noun SERIF has 1 sense:
1. a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
Familiarity information: SERIF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
serif; seriph
Hypernyms ("serif" is a kind of...):
line (a mark that is long relative to its width)
Domain category:
printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
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