italic

1. a. Relating to Italy or to its people. Source: opted

2. a. 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. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. adj. of or relating to the Italic languages Source: wordnet

5. n. a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative Source: wordnet

6. adj. characterized by slanting characters Source: wordnet

7. n. a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right Source: wordnet

8. n. a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right Source: wordnet

9. 1. Relating to Italy or to its people. 2. 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. Italic languages, the group or family of languages of ancient Italy. -- Italic order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite. -- Italic school, a term given to the Pythagorean and Eleatic philosophers, from the country where their doctrines were first promulgated. -- Italic version. See Itala. 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. Source: webster

10. An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); --often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic lettersare used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis,etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters. Source: adambom

11. j:100 n. a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right n. a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative n. a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right Source: ecdict

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