how to pronounce serif

/ˈsɛɹ.ɪf/

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serif is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of serif in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it's a serif font that doesn't look like …”

meanings of serif

noun:

A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

adjective:

Of a typeface, provided with serifs.

serif frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word serif occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics serif can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that serif can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;