paraph

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpærəf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(par′əf, pə raf′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•aph  (par′əf, pə raf′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery.
  • Italian parafo or Middle French paraphe paragraph mark (by syncope; see paragraph)
  • Middle English paraf 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paraph /ˈpærəf/ n
  1. a flourish after a signature, originally to prevent forgery
Etymology: 14th Century: via French from Medieval Latin paraphus, variant of paragraphus paragraph
'paraph' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
paraphysis

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