"sans serif" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsæn ˈsɛɹɪf/ [UK], /ˈsænz ˈsɛɹɪf/ [UK] Audio: En-us-sans serif.oga [US]
Etymology: From sans + serif. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sans|serif}} sans + serif Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sans serif (not comparable)
  1. (typography) Of a typeface, without serifs. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: serifless, nonserif, sanserif, sans-serif Related terms: Gill Sans, slab serif Translations (without serifs): অনাচেৰিফ (onaseriph) (Assamese), অনা-চেৰিফ (ona-seriph) (Assamese), pal sec (Catalan), 無襯線字體 (Chinese Mandarin), 无衬线字体 (wú chènxiàn zìtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 黑體 (Chinese Mandarin), 黑体 (hēitǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), bezpatkový [masculine] (Czech), schreefloos (Dutch), päätteetön (Finnish), sans-serif (Finnish), groteski (Finnish), serifenlos (German), talpatlan (Hungarian), groteszk (Hungarian), サンセリフ (sanserifu) (Japanese), 산세리프 (sanseripeu) (Korean), бессе́рифен (bessérifen) (Macedonian), bezszeryfowy (Polish), sem serifa (Portuguese), без засе́чек (bez zaséček) (Russian), palo seco (Spanish), paloseco (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sans_serif-en-adj-4D3h~zGs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Topics: media, publishing, typography

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæn ˈsɛɹɪf/ [UK], /ˈsænz ˈsɛɹɪf/ [UK] Audio: En-us-sans serif.oga [US] Forms: sans serifs [plural]
Etymology: From sans + serif. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sans|serif}} sans + serif Head templates: {{en-noun}} sans serif (plural sans serifs)
  1. (typography) A typeface in which the characters do not have serifs. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-sans_serif-en-noun-JJPEFwqC Topics: media, publishing, typography

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Alternative forms

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      "word": "sans-serif"
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      "sense": "without serifs",
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      "sense": "without serifs",
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      "sense": "without serifs",
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      "sense": "without serifs",
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      "sense": "without serifs",
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bez zaséček",
      "sense": "without serifs",
      "word": "без засе́чек"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "without serifs",
      "word": "palo seco"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "without serifs",
      "word": "paloseco"
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  "word": "sans serif"
}

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