n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ta-lik, i-, ī -
Function: adjective
Date: 1598
1 a : of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in “ these words are italic ” ) ― compare ROMAN b : of or relating to a style of slanted cursive handwriting developed in the 15th and 16th centuries
2 capitalized : of or relating to ancient Italy, its peoples, or their Indo-European languages