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Meaning of 'italic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Italic [ a.]
- Relating to Italy or to its people.
- Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called because dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500.
2 . Italic [ n.]
- An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters.

Meaning of 'italic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . italic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to the Italic languages
Example in sentence:
  • ancient Italic dialects
Meaning (2):
- characterized by slanting characters
Example in sentence:
  • italic characters

Nearby Words:

ita palm itacism itacist itacolumite itaconic itala italian italianate italianism italianize

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