italic
italic · italics
курсив
Kursivschrift, Kursivdruck
A typeface in which the letters slant to the rightA typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
/ɪˈtælɪk/
Meaning
2 sensesA typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
Kursivschrift, Kursivdruck
курси́вkursív
a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
Translations
7 languagesРусский
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typeface whose letters slant to the right:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
typeface whose letters slant to the right:
Origin
Named after the nation of Italy, as it was first used by an Italian printer, Aldo Manuzio,Named after the nation of Italy, as it was first used by an Italian printer, Aldo Manuzio, around 1500. Literally Italy + -ic.
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Forms
plural: italicsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative:Italic language