The Collaborative International Dictionary
Italic \I*tal"ic\, a. [L. Italicus: cf. F. italique. Cf. Italian.]
Relating to Italy or to its people.
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Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called because dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500.
Italic languages, the group or family of languages of ancient Italy.
Italic order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite.
Italic school, a term given to the Pythagorean and Eleatic philosophers, from the country where their doctrines were first promulgated.
Italic version. See Itala.
Itala \It"a*la\, n. [Fem. of L. Italus Italian.] An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version).
Usage examples of "italic version".
It is difficult to decide the exact extent of his knowledge, but those familiar with his writings can scarcely fail to be satisfied that he had a sufficient acquaintance with the language to correct his Italic version by the Greek Testament and the LXX.