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A Writer's Dictionary:

italic Definition


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italic
adj
    1. Said of a typeface: containing characters which slope upwards to the right.
    2. Belonging or relating to ancient Italy.
      Form: Italic
    3. Denoting a group of Indo-European languages spoken in ancient Italy, including Latin.
      Form: Italic
noun
    1. A typeface with characters which slope upwards to the right, usually used to show emphasis, foreign words, etc.
      Form: italics (usually)
    2. A character written or printed in this typeface. Compare roman.
    3. The Italic languages.
Etymology: 16c: from Greek Italikos, from Latin Italia Italy.



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