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Word of the Day - Paraph
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paraph
/ˈparaf/
noun
A flourish after a signature, originally as a precaution against forgery.
Origin
Late Middle English (denoting a paragraph): from French paraphe, from medieval Latin paraphus (contraction of paragraphus ‘short horizontal stroke’).
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Antonio angrily attached his signature to the missive, completing it with greater-than-usual emphasis on his terminal paraph.
