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italicism

italicism noun: the use of italics: italicization. Also the alternative form of Italicism.

Noun (1)

italicism (countable and uncountable, plural italicisms)

  1. The use of italics: italicization.

Noun (2) capitalized: Italicism

Italicism (plural Italicisms)

  1. (rhetoric) A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language.
    Synonyms:
    Italianism

Also used as

italicism is also the alternative form of Italicism.

Synonyms of italicism

Forms of italicism

pluralitalicisms
pluralItalicisms

Origin of italicism

From italic + -ism.

From Italic + -ism.

Questions about italicism

What does italicism mean?
Italicism means the use of italics: italicization.
What part of speech is italicism?
Italicism is a noun.
What is the plural of italicism?
The plural of italicism is italicisms.

Words near italicism in the dictionary

  1. italicisations
  2. italicise
  3. italicised
  4. italicises
  5. italicising
  6. italicism
  7. italicisms
  8. italicization
  9. italicizations
  10. italicize
  11. italicized

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