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Definition of italic
1a : of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in “these words are italic”) — compare romanb : 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
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Recent Examples of italic from the Web
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The italic angle conveys forward motion, innovation, and progress.
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The New York Times sent out a breaking news alert and threw a bold, italic headline across its front page announcing the potential change in policy.
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In each case, the subtitle appears in bold or italic, followed by a short paragraph in plain text describing the scope and results of the project.
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First Known Use of italic
1598
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Definition of italic
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
Examples of italic in a Sentence
These words are printed in italic.
The type should be set in italics.
These words are printed in italics.
Recent Examples of italic from the Web
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Here’s the gist (my italics): Consider, for example, the period from 1994 to 2008, when per capita incarceration rose every year.
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Placed in italics and bordered with a top and bottom line, this introduction served to frame the information to come.
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NBC's fall schedule (new shows in bold, new time slots in italics; all times ET/PT): Monday: 8, The Voice; 10, The Brave.
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My thoughts are in italics; all other text is Amash's.
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Like Disneyland in California, Adventureland is reached by veering left out of the Central Plaza (the Hub) after walking up Main Street U.S.A. (Editor’s note: Short opinions from the writer, a former Disney Imagineer, appear in italics.)
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Some might also use sarcastic italics when musing on the coincidence that the candidate in question also had longstanding ties to NBC and, at least as of this writing, remains an executive producer on one of its shows (The Celebrity Apprentice).
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The book is written in a structure fluid enough to move back and forth in time, to shift from first to third person without warning, sometimes breaking into italics as though this febrile text couldn’t contain the fervency of these words.
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His translations acknowledge the Islamic and Koranic texts in the original by using italics to denote whenever Rumi switches to Arabic.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'italic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of italic
1676
ITALIC Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of italic for English Language Learners
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: having letters, numbers, etc., that slant upward to the right
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Italic : of or relating to ancient Italy, the people who lived there, or the languages spoken there
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Definition of italic for English Language Learners
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: letters, numbers, etc., that slant upward to the right : italic type
ITALIC Defined for Kids
Definition of italic for Students
: of or relating to a type style with letters that slant to the right (as in “italic letters”)
Definition of italic for Students
: a type style with letters that slant to the right : an italic letter or italic type
Learn More about italic
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See words that rhyme with italic Spanish Central: Translation of italic Nglish: Translation of italic for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about italic
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