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What is the noun for italics?

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italic
  1. (typography) A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
  2. An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
italicization
  1. The process of italicizing; something italicized.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The effect is bullying, and, worse, bathetic: we have probably already predicted the joke by the time we reach its italicization.”
      “In effect, the practice of italicization allows the presentation of a language to become a part of the language itself.”
      “Here, we have a case in which an expression is quoted not by means of quotation marks but by means of italicization.”
italicisation
  1. (British spelling) the process of italicising; something italicised
  2. Examples:
    1. “The normal convention of italicisation of journal names and book titles should be adopted.”
      “One of the several accepted uses of italicisation in a text is to signal that a word or phrase is foreign.”
      “In case it is impossible to use italicisation one may underline the italicised parts of the examples above.”
italick
  1. Obsolete form of italic.
italics
  1. (typography, plural only) letters in an italic typeface.
  2. (usually plural but sometimes singular in construction) plural 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
  3. Examples:
    1. “The species name is called the epithet of the species, and they are always printed in italics, by convention.”
      “Could you please be careful with the quotation marks, bold face and italics?”
      “His conversational style, emphasised by his use of italics and capitalisation, has attracted generations of readers.”
italicizations
  1. plural of italicization
italicisations
  1. plural of italicisation
italicks
  1. plural of italick
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