italic
pronunciation
How to pronounce italic in British English:
UK [ɪˈtælɪk]
How to pronounce italic in American English:
US [ɪˈtælɪk, aɪˈtæl-]
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- Noun:
- a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
- a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
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- Adjective:
- characterized by slanting characters
Word Origin
- italic
- 1610s (adj.), 1670s (n.) "italic type," from Latin italicus "Italian" (see 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 Virgil dedicated to Italy. Earlier (1570s) the word was used for the plain, sloping style of handwriting, as opposed to Gothic. Related: Italics.
Example
- 1. The compound word wiki-pedia , is divided into italic and regular .
- 2. Of or relating to the italic languages .
- 3. Myriad pro black italic fonts .
- 4. Bold and italic styles are also applicable to the non-active segments .
- 5. The place where the italic font is stored is not broken ; but the system 's process of rendering italic is broken .