"italic" in the noun sense
1. italic
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
2. Italic, Italic language
a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
3. italic
a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
"italic" in the adjective sense
1. italic
characterized by slanting characters
"italic characters"
2. Italic
of or relating to the Italic languages
"ancient Italic dialects"
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