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In some senses, italic is marked as dated, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
italic
/ɪˈtælɪk/
adj 6noun 2name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
'mixed', ancient, bold, germanic
The ancient italic inscriptions on the temple walls revealed clues about early Roman civilization.
VERB + ITALIC
created, put, texts
The designer put the book titles in italic to make them stand out from the rest.
ITALIC + NOUN
alphabets, font, garamond, languages, secretary
The designer chose an italic font to make the heading stand out on the webpage.
PREP.
in, with
The important words in the title were printed in italic to make them stand out.
ADV.
frequently
The author's name appeared frequently in italic type throughout the historical document.
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