| Definition:
In typography, a serif typeface is one that has fine strokes — called serifs — at the ends of its letters.
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| Etymology: The word perhaps derives from the Dutch schreef, a line or a stroke. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1841: "The fine lines, and the cross strokes at the tops and bottoms of letters, are termed by the letter founders ceriphs." (Savage, Dictionary of Printing, 163) |
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see: sans serif
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