italic

From Wiktionary

[change] Noun

Singular italic

Plural italics

1. (countable); (usually plural) Italics are a style of letters written slanted. In English, they are usually used for stressing a word in a sentence or for foreign words.

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[change] Adjective

Positive italic

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Of or about Italy.
2. Of or about to the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Latin, and the Romance languages.