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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Letters in an italic typeface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: media, publishing, typography
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
plural of italic: exaggerated intonation or some similar oral speech device by which one or more words is heavily and usually affectedly emphasized or otherwise given sharp prominence
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
Qualifier: usually plural but sometimes singular in construction
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
