2. Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not
stand upright, but slope toward the right; - - so called because
dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about
the year 1500.
Italic languages, the group or family of languages of ancient Italy. --
Italic order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite. - - Italic
school, a term given to the Pythagorean and Eleatic philosophers, from
the country where their doctrines were first promulgated. -- Italic
version. See Itala.
I*tal"ic, n.; pl. Italics (&?;). (Print.) An Italic letter, character,
or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics
are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for
emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic
letters.
I*tal"i*cism (?), n. 1. A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian
language; to Italianism.