italics — are a style of sloping type, like this, and are used for a number of special purposes, principally: titles of books, films, works of art, etc.: David Copperfield, Gone with the Wind, Mona Lisa. titles of long poems: Paradise Lost. names of… … Modern English usage
italics — UK [ɪˈtælɪks] US noun [plural] ★ italics are letters that slope to the right, like the letters used for the examples in this dictionary. Italics are often used to emphasize particular words in a piece of printed writing. Thesaurus: printing and… … Useful english dictionary
Italics — Italic I*tal ic, n.; pl. {Italics}. (Print.) 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
italics — i|tal|ics [ıˈtælıks] n [plural] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: italicus Italian , from Greek italikos, from Italia Italy ; because these letters were introduced by a 16th century Italian printer, Aldus Manutius] a type of printed letters that … Dictionary of contemporary English
italics — i|tal|ics [ ı tælıks ] noun plural * italics are letters that slope to the right, like the letters used for the examples in this dictionary. Italics are often used to emphasize particular words in a piece of printed writing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
italics — noun (plural) a type of printed letters that lean to the right, often used to emphasize particular words: in italics: This example is written in italics. compare roman italic adjective: italic script … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
italics */ — UK [ɪˈtælɪks] / US noun [plural] italics are letters that slope to the right, like the letters used for the examples in this dictionary. Italics are often used to emphasize particular words in a piece of printed writing … English dictionary
italics — [ɪˈtælɪks] noun [plural] italics are letters that slope to the right, like the letters in examples in this dictionary … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
italics — n. italic type, form of type in which the letters lean to the right i·tal·ic || ɪ tælɪk n. italic type, form of type in which the letters lean to the right … English contemporary dictionary
italics — n. pl. Italic letters … New dictionary of synonyms