Etymology

Sylfaen

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Today it means: A certain serif typeface that supports Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian and Georgian. Full definition →

Welsh sylfaen
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  1. Welsh · derived fromsylfaen“foundation”
  2. English todaySylfaen

From Welsh sylfaen (“foundation”). A trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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