italics
Noun
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Noun
- (typography, pluralonly) letters in an italic typeface.
- There is no need to put the whole paragraph in italics.
- (usually plural but sometimes singular in construction) plural form 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
- Margaret Long
- […] was yapping, her silly voice fraught with italics.
- W. J. Locke
- a woman who has an irritating way of speaking in italics
- Margaret Long
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