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Italic — I*tal ic, a. [L. Italicus: cf. F. italique. Cf. {Italian}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Relating to Italy or to its people. [1913 Webster] 2. Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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, etc. Also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Italic — means of or from Italy . The term is most commonly used to refer to the people and languages of what is now Italy from the historic period before the Roman Empire.It may especially refer to: *Italic languages *Ancient Italic peoples *Old Italic… … Wikipedia
italic — ITÁLIC, Ă, italici, ce, adj. 1. Care aparţine Italiei antice, privitor la Italia antică. 2. (Despre caractere tipografice; şi substantivat, f.) Cursiv. – Din fr. italique, lat. italicus. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 ITÁLIC adj.… … Dicționar Român
italic — [i tal′ik, ītal′ik] adj. [see ITALIC: so called because first used in an Italian edition of Virgil (1501)] designating or of a type in which the characters slant upward to the right, used variously, as to emphasize words, indicate foreign words,… … English World dictionary
italic — 1610s (adj.), 1670s (n.) italic type, from L. italicus Italian (see ITALIAN (Cf. Italian)); so called because it was introduced in 1501 by Aldus Manutius, printer of Venice (who also gave his name to Aldine), and first used in an edition of… … Etymology dictionary
italic — ► ADJECTIVE Printing 1) denoting the sloping typeface used especially for emphasis and in foreign words. 2) denoting a style of handwriting, sloping and with pointed letters, resembling 16th century Italian handwriting. ► NOUN (also italics) ▪ an … English terms dictionary
Italic — [engl.], Kursivschrift … Universal-Lexikon
italic — (izg. itèlik, ob. itàlik) m DEFINICIJA 1. v. italik 2. inform. naredba u računalnim programima za prikaz ukošenih slova, usp. bold (2) ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
Italic — [i tal′ik, ītal′ik] n. [L Italicus] a branch of the Indo European language family, including Latin, Oscan, Umbrian, and other languages of ancient Italy, as well as Latin s descendants, the Romance languages adj. 1. of these languages 2. of… … English World dictionary
italic — /i tal ik, uy tal /, adj. 1. designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc … Universalium
