| Itala |
n. |
An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version). |
| Italian |
a. |
Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language. |
| Italian |
n. |
A native or inhabitant of Italy. |
| Italian |
n. |
The language used in Italy, or by the Italians. |
| Italianate |
v. t. |
To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize. |
| Italianate |
a. |
Italianized; Italianated. |
| Italianism |
n. |
A word, phrase, or idiom, peculiar to the Italians; an Italicism. |
| Italianism |
n. |
Attachment to, or sympathy for, Italy. |
| Italianize |
v. i. |
To play the Italian; to speak Italian. |
| Italianize |
v. i. |
To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate. |
| Italianized |
imp. & p. p. |
of Italianize |
| Italianizing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Italianize |
| Italic |
a. |
Relating to Italy or to its people. |
| Italic |
a. |
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 |
n. |
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. |
| Italicism |
n. |
A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language; to Italianism. |
| Italicism |
n. |
The use of Italics. |
| Italicize |
v. t. & i. |
To print in Italic characters; to underline written letters or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word; Italicizes too much. |
| Italicized |
imp. & p. p. |
of Italicize |
| Italicizing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Italicize |
| Italics |
pl. |
of Italic |
