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Italic

Pronunciation: /ɪˈtalɪk/
Definition of Italic

adjective

  • relating to or denoting the branch of Indo-European languages that includes Latin, Oscan, Umbrian, and the Romance languages.

noun

[mass noun]
  • the Italic group of languages.

Origin:

late 19th century: via Latin from Greek Italikos, from Italia 'Italy'

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