Definition of Italics. Meaning of Italics. Synonyms of Italics

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Definition of Italics

Italic
Italic I*tal"ic, a. [L. Italicus: cf. F. italique. Cf. Italian.] 1. Relating to Italy or to its people. 2. Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called because dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500. Italic languages, the group or family of languages of ancient Italy. Italic order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite. Italic school, a term given to the Pythagorean and Eleatic philosophers, from the country where their doctrines were first promulgated. Italic version. See Itala.
Italic
Composite Com*pos"ite (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. See Compound, v. t., and cf. Compost.] 1. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language. Happiness, like air and water . . . is composite. --Landor. 2. (Arch.) Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital.

Meaning of Italics from wikipedia

- history of Western typography. Owing to the influence from calligraphy, italics normally slant slightly to the right, like so. Different glyph shapes from...
- The Italics are Mine is the autobiography of Nina Berberova. It was first published in the 1960s. It was re-issued in 1992 following the success of her...
- members. Non-sovereign entities and unrecognized states are marked in italics. List of legislatures by country Cube root law Excluding Kosovo Including...
- medieval castles or châteaus forts in the region in southern France. Links in italics are links to articles in the French Wikipedia. Castles of which little...
- that are partially (but not entirely) located in Asia are shown here in italics, but GDP per capita figures are given for the whole state. Dependent territories...
- appearances in La Liga. Players in bold are still active in La Liga. Players in italics are still active outside La Liga. As of 22 December 2024[update] Ranking...
- The Cyrillic I (И и; italics: И и or И и; italics: И и) is a letter used in almost all modern Cyrillic alphabets with the exception of Belarusian. It commonly...
- Oe or barred O (Ө ө; italics: Ө ө) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form was copied from the Latin letter barred O (Ɵ ɵ) used in Jaꞑalif and other...
- Er (Р р; italics: Р р) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It commonly represents the alveolar trill /r/, like the "rolled" sound in the Scottish pronunciation...
- Rulers and Signatories of the Fante Confederation (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Akan people Ghana Gold Coast Lists of in****bents...