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  • Italic | Definition and Translations

    Italic type is a cursive font based on a stylized form of calligraphic handwriting. Usually (but necessarily) italics appear slanted.

     

    Dutch: cursief
    French: italique
    German: kursiv
    Italian: corsivo
    Norwegian: Kursiv
    Polish: kursywa
    Portuguese: itálico
    Russian: курси́в
    Spanish: Itálica
    Turkish: italik, eğik

    Related Term(s): Style

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    Contributors: Gizzmo L_____B Fernando Díaz Przemysław Sakrajda Frode Helland tipografi
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