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italic

ita·lic

UK/ɪˈtalɪk/ US/ɪˈtælɪk/ uncommon dated
noun (3) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

2.

a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative

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3.

adjective

1.

characterized by slanting characters

  • “italic characters”
2.

of or relating to the Italic languages

  • “ancient Italic dialects”

Origin

Named after the nation of Italy, as it was first used by an Italian printer, Aldo Manuzio, around 1500. Literally Italy + -ic.

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