how to pronounce italic

/aɪˈtælɪk/

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the above transcription of italic is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

italic is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of italic pronunciation

An example use of italic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… actually the stuff in italic is what I …”

meaning of italic

Italic is a type of writing that is slanted.

italic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word italic occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.