ITALIC
italic
Noun
- A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
- An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
Adjective
- Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
- Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.
- The text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font.
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