noun
also ser·iph or cer·iph ˈserə̇f
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Dutch schreef, stroke, line, from Middle Dutch, from schriven to write, from Latin scribere — more at scribe
: any of the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter — see type illustration
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