Meaning & use
serif
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A small decorative line or stroke attached to the end of a letter's main strokes in certain typefaces.
See it in a sentence
Times New Roman is a serif font, while Arial is not.
The designer chose a serif typeface to give the invitation a classic, formal look.
A note on using this word
Fonts without these strokes are called "sans-serif," from the French for "without."
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