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serif

[′ser·əf]
(graphic arts)
Any of the short crosslines placed at the ends of the strokes of many letters appearing in some typefaces.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

serif

Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.


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