Italics definition

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(typography, plural only) Letters in an italic typeface.

There is no need to put the whole paragraph in italics.

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(usually plural but sometimes singular in construction) Plural form of italic 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 Sentence Examples

  • The two words are printed in italics, and may be followed by the name of the author who first described the species.

  • Those that are considered optional are shown in italics.

  • Groups founded on polypcharacters are printed in ordinary type, those founded on medusacharacters in italics.

  • References Main section headings should be in CAPITALS, sub-section headings in bold and third-order section headings in italics.

  • You could use italics to make proper names stand out.

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