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Italic

I·tal·ic [ i tállik ]


noun 
Definition:
 
branch of Indo-European language family: a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes many former languages of Italy, including Latin and Umbrian



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of Italic: relating to the language family Italic

2. ancient Italian: relating to ancient Italy

[15th century. Via Latin< Greek Italikos< Italia "Italy"]
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