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italic
has definitions from the fields of writing,printing,linguistics
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[ noun ] (writing) a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
Used in print (Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)Here again , in the written_language it is possible to help the reader get his stresses right by using underlining or italics , but much of the time there is simply reliance on his understanding in the light of context . |
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[ adjective ] of or relating to the Italic languages
Examples "ancient Italic dialects" |
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[ noun ] (linguistics) a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
Synonyms Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by slanting characters
Examples "italic characters" |
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