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italics Noun

— 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. The sentences written in italics have been added or changed.

italics noun

— (typography, pluralonly) letters in an italic typeface.

— (usually plural but sometimes singular in construction) : exaggerated intonation or some similar oral speech device by which one or more words is heavily and usually affectedly emphasized or otherwise given sharp prominence

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italics English » English

oblique

italic type

italic

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inclined letter

cursive