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- noun typography (plural only; not used in singular form)
letters in anitalic typeface. - noun 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 usuallyaffectedly emphasized or otherwise given sharp prominence
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Examples
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Text enclosed by underscore marks is in italics (_italics_).
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Passages in italics indicated by underscore _italics_.
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Text in italics is enclosed between underscores (_italics_).
From the Car Behind James Montgomery Flagg 1903
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Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).
A Romantic Young Lady Robert Grant 1896
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Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).
Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. Louisa May Alcott 1860
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Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).
The Children's Garland from the Best Poets Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore 1859
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Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).]
The Beloved Woman Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
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The passage in italics is the bulk of the information I was given, a newspaper story from the Guardian, from which I admit I lopped off the end because it repeated the same story with a few more details.
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[6] A replacement for the word in italics is suggested in a pencilled marginal note: left.
Letter 33 2009
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[3] A replacement for the words in italics is suggested in a pencilled marginal note: musing with.
Letter 33 2009
alexz commented on the word italics
...the italic close tags seem to not be working. I tried to have italics with open and close tags, but the web page rendered as though it didn't process the tags.
February 21, 2016