serta

noun

ser·​ta

(ˈ)ser¦tä

variants or less commonly serto

-tō

plural -s

: the Syriac cursive script characterized by horizontal lines or ligatures uniting the lower portions of the letters

Word History

Etymology

Syriac serṭā, literally, line, writing

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