Italic (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Italic languages; "ancient Italic dialects".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The museum exhibited a collection of artifacts from ancient Italic civilizations.
- Italic languages are part of the larger Indo-European language family.
- The Oscan language is an extinct Italic language that was once spoken in southern Italy.
- Scholars have deciphered several ancient Italic inscriptions found on pottery and stone artifacts.
- The Italic languages are believed to have evolved from a common ancestral language spoken on the Italian peninsula.
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Meaning 2
Characterized by slanting characters; "italic characters".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).