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ceriph

ceriph is the archaic form of serif.

Meaning of serif

Noun

serif (plural serifs)

  1. A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.
    • It is generally believed, by those who study such things, that serif typefaces are easier to read when reading a lot of words. The hickeys (serifs) on each letter tend to push our eye toward the next letter.2018, Paul W. Ross, Revival: The Handbook of Software for Engineers and Scientists

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Forms of ceriph

pluralceriphs

Questions about ceriph

What is ceriph the archaic form of?
Ceriph is the archaic form of serif.

Words near ceriph in the dictionary

  1. cerionid
  2. cerionids
  3. ceriopyrochlore
  4. ceriopyrochlores
  5. Cerios
  6. ceriph
  7. ceriphs
  8. ceriporic acid
  9. ceriporic acids
  10. Ceris
  11. cerise

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