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ceriph

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cer⋅iph

[ser-if]
–noun Chiefly British.
serif.

ser⋅if

[ser-if]
–noun Printing.
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
Also, especially British ceriph.


Origin:
1835–45; perh. < D schreef line (in writing), akin to schrijven to write
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cer·iph   (sěr'ĭf)   
n.   Chiefly British
Variant of serif.
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