/ ˈserɪf; NAmE / noun
a short line at the top or bottom of some styles of printed letters :
a serif typeface
—compare sans serif
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: perhaps from Dutch schreef dash, line, of Germanic origin.
/ ˈserɪf; NAmE / noun
a short line at the top or bottom of some styles of printed letters :
a serif typeface
—compare sans serif
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: perhaps from Dutch schreef dash, line, of Germanic origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005