Meanings
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1
adj
printed or written with letters that slope to the right, often for emphasis
Put the title of the novel in italic type.
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2
noun
an italic typeface or a character printed in that style
The editor changed the emphasized phrase from bold to italic.
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3
adj
relating to the ancient peoples or languages of the Italian peninsula
Latin belonged to the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family.
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Etymology
From Latin Italicus 'Italian.' The typographic sense refers to the sloping type developed in Italy by Francesco Griffo for the Venetian printer Aldus Manutius around 1500; English later extended the name from the Italian design to the style itself.