Italic+letters

  • 11italic — ► 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 …

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  • 12Italic languages — Indo European languages spoken in the Apennine Peninsula (Italy) during the 1st millennium BC, after which only Latin survived. Traditionally thought to be a subfamily of related languages, these languages include Latin, Faliscan, Osco Umbrian,… …

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  • 13Italic script — This article is about the calligraphic and handwriting style. Also see Old Italic alphabet or Italic type .Italic script, also known as chancery cursive, is a semi cursive, slightly sloped style of handwriting and calligraphy that was developed… …

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  • 14italic — /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 …

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  • 15italic — /ɪˈtælɪk / (say i talik), /aɪ / (say uy ) adjective 1. designating or relating to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right (thus, italic), patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, etc.… …

  • 16italic — 1. adjective a) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century. The text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font. b) Having letters that slant or lean to the right;… …

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  • 17italic —    In typography, slanted letters. They were first produced in 1506 by the Italian designer Aldus Manutius, who slanted letters to give words special emphasis. Italics now have much the same purpose: adding force to certain words and setting off… …

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  • 18Italic — adj. & n. adj. 1 a Printing of the sloping kind of letters now used esp. for emphasis or distinction and in foreign words. b (of handwriting) compact and pointed like early Italian handwriting. 2 (Italic) of ancient Italy. n. 1 a letter in italic …

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  • 19italic — adj. & n. adj. 1 a Printing of the sloping kind of letters now used esp. for emphasis or distinction and in foreign words. b (of handwriting) compact and pointed like early Italian handwriting. 2 (Italic) of ancient Italy. n. 1 a letter in italic …

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  • 20italic — i·tal·ic || ɪ tælɪk n. italic type, form of type in which the letters lean to the right …

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