What does italic mean?
Written or printed in a slanted style, typically to indicate that a word is a foreign term or to distinguish it from surrounding text. Used to convey emphasis or to indicate that a word is being used in a particular sense.
Example
"The book was written in italic to distinguish the foreign phrases from the rest of the text."
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