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paraph

noun pa·raph \ˈpa-rəf, pə-ˈraf\

Definition of PARAPH

:  a flourish at the end of a signature
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Origin of PARAPH

Middle French, modification of Latin paragraphus paragraph
First Known Use: 1584

Rhymes with PARAPH

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, digraph, distaff, Falstaff, flagstaff, Flagstaff, giraffe, half-staff, horselaugh, kenaf, line graph, mooncalf, pikestaff, riffraff, tipstaff

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