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Italic

Italic

8.6
Relating to old languages once spoken in Italy, like Latin
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈtælɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : itálico
  • In addition to Greeks and Celts, there were numerous Italic tribes, all of whom spoke languages that were closely related.

I would also like to welcome our Italic undergraduate students who have done some work with our dance troupe, so welcome to them as well.

Examples

  • Even though these populations also exhibit highly significant differences in average male size (indicated by italic lowercase letters), the differences are in a direction opposite to what is predicted by the hypothesis.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Roman history is deeply rooted in the traditions and languages of the Italic peoples.

  • Further, the number, whether odd or even, defines the type style as Roman (odd) or italic (even).

    Blog text (27)
  • "Italic type is reserved for the perspective of forty years after; each of the twenty-one chapters is thus divided between sight and vision."

    Academic text (1994)
  • Under the date and the official number of the memo, it said "URGENTE" (urgent) in italic block underlined capital letters.

    Academic text (2016)
  • From his first colonial exploit in Ethiopia, Mussolini had the so-called Obelisk of Axum brought to Rome as a resonant symbol of the new Italic Empire.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The ancient Italic tribes spoke languages that were part of the early Indo-European family.

  • Many Italic artifacts have been discovered in archaeological sites across the Italian Peninsula.

Compounds

Italic language
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related ancient languages spoken in Italy, including Latin

Surface Forms

Italic positive

Morphology

Italic = Italy (transparent) = Ital + ic

Clear derivation from the place name 'Italy' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Italic comes from the Latin name Italia, which means 'Italy'. So when we describe something as Italic we mean it is 'from Italy' or related to the old languages once spoken there.