italic
[ ih-tal-ik, ahy-tal- ]
/ ɪˈtæl ɪk, aɪˈtæl- /
adjective
designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.: These words are in italic type.
(initial capital letter)
of or relating to Italy, especially ancient Italy or its tribes.
noun
Often italics.
italic type.
(initial capital letter)
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including ancient Latin, Oscan, Umbrian, and modern Romance.
Origin of italic
OTHER WORDS FROM italic
non-I·tal·ic, adjective, nounWords nearby italic
italianate,
italianism,
italianist,
italianize,
italianizer,
italic,
italicism,
italicize,
italics,
italo-,
italophile
Example sentences from the Web for italic
British Dictionary definitions for italic (1 of 2)
italic
/ (ɪˈtælɪk) /
adjective
Also: Italian
of, relating to, or denoting a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
noun
a style of printing type modelled on this, chiefly used to indicate emphasis, a foreign word, etc
Compare roman 1
(often plural)
italic type or print
Word Origin for italic
C16 (after an edition of Virgil (1501) printed in Venice and dedicated to Italy): from Latin
Italicus of Italy, from Greek
Italikos
British Dictionary definitions for italic (2 of 2)
Italic
/ (ɪˈtælɪk) /
noun
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes many of the ancient languages of Italy, such as Venetic and the Osco-Umbrian group, Latin, which displaced them, and the Romance languages
adjective
denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages, esp the extinct ones