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1italic
adjective ital·ic \ə-ˈta-lik, i-, ī-\
: having letters, numbers, etc., that slant upward to the right
Italic : of or relating to ancient Italy, the people who lived there, or the languages spoken there
Full Definition of ITALIC
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a : of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in “these words are italic”) — compare roman b : of or relating to a style of slanted cursive handwriting developed in the 15th and 16th centuries
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capitalized : of or relating to ancient Italy, its peoples, or their Indo-European languages
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First Known Use of ITALIC
1598
2italic
noun
: letters, numbers, etc., that slant upward to the right : italic type
Full Definition of ITALIC
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: an italic character or type
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capitalized : a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Latin, Oscan, and Umbrian — see indo-european languages table
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First Known Use of ITALIC
1676
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1italic
adjective ital·ic \i-ˈta-lik\
Definition of ITALIC for Kids
: of or relating to a type style with letters that slant to the right (as in “italic letters”)
2italic
noun
Definition of ITALIC for Kids
: a type style with letters that slant to the right : an italic letter or italic type
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