printed in italics

  • 1italics — UK [ɪˈtælɪks] US noun [plural] ★ italics are letters that slope to the right, like the letters used for the examples in this dictionary. Italics are often used to emphasize particular words in a piece of printed writing. Thesaurus: printing and… …

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  • 2italics — i|tal|ics [ıˈtælıks] n [plural] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: italicus Italian , from Greek italikos, from Italia Italy ; because these letters were introduced by a 16th century Italian printer, Aldus Manutius] a type of printed letters that …

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  • 3italics — i|tal|ics [ ı tælıks ] noun plural * italics are letters that slope to the right, like the letters used for the examples in this dictionary. Italics are often used to emphasize particular words in a piece of printed writing …

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  • 4italics — noun (plural) a type of printed letters that lean to the right, often used to emphasize particular words: in italics: This example is written in italics. compare roman italic adjective: italic script …

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  • 5italics */ — UK [ɪˈtælɪks] / US noun [plural] italics are letters that slope to the right, like the letters used for the examples in this dictionary. Italics are often used to emphasize particular words in a piece of printed writing …

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  • 7italicised — (Brit.) adj. in italics, printed using a form of type in which the letters lean to the right, printed in italics (alsoitalicized) italicise (Brit.) v. print in italics, print using a form of type in which the letters lean to the right (also… …

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  • 8italicized — (Amer.) adj. in italics, printed using a form of type in which the letters lean to the right, printed in italics (also italicised) italicize (Amer.) i tal·i·cize || ɪ tælɪsaɪz v. print in italics, print using a form of type in which the… …

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  • 10italic — [[t]ɪtæ̱lɪk[/t]] italics 1) N PLURAL Italics are letters which slope to the right. Italics are often used to emphasize a particular word or sentence. The examples in this dictionary are printed in italics. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Italic letters slope to… …

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