Associations to the word «Serif»

Wiktionary

SERIF, noun. (typography) A short line added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

Dictionary definition

SERIF, noun. A short line at the end of the main strokes of a character.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky