Definition of italic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in "these words are italic") — compare roman
b
: of or relating to a style of slanted cursive handwriting developed in the 15th and 16th centuries
2
capitalized
: of or relating to ancient Italy, its peoples, or their Indo-European languages
italic
nounDefinition of italic (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an italic character or type
2
capitalized
: a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Latin, Oscan, and Umbrian — see Indo-European Languages Table
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Time Traveler for italic
The first known use of italic was in 1598
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