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Serif vs Sans - What's the difference?

serif | sans |

As a noun serif

is a short line added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

As a preposition sans is

without, lacking.

As an adjective sans is

short for sans serif.

serif

English

Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * sans serif

    Anagrams

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    sans

    English

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • without, lacking
  • * 1590 , , act v, scene 2 (First Folio ed.)
    • Ber.'' And to begin Wench, ?o God helpe me law,
    My loue to thee is ?ound, ''?ans''''' cracke or flaw.
    ''Ro?a.'' '''''Sans''''', '''''?ans     , I pray you.
  • * 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 766:
    • Those with brooms started to sweep literally, at the feet of the crowd, driving it back into the side streets from which it had emerged to form this assembly – now riders sans steeds.
  • * 1991 , A. R. Morlan, The Amulet? , page 212
    • But regardless of when Wally had parked himself out in that backyard—sans coat or jacket—somehow, the old lady must have known where Wally would be before he drove out to the Isaacs trailer—or else she followed him out there from his house.

    Synonyms

    * (without) without, minus

    Adjective

    (-)
  • short for sans serif.

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