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English adjective: italic

1. italic characterized by slanting characters


SamplesItalic characters.

2. Italic of or relating to the Italic languages


SamplesAncient Italic dialects.


English noun: italic

1. italic (communication) a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right


Broader (hypernym)cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand

2. Italic (communication) a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative


SynonymsItalic language


Broader (hypernym)Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite


Narrower (hyponym)Latin, Osco-Umbrian

3. italic (communication) a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right


Broader (hypernym)case, face, font, fount, typeface









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