The difference between Italic and Roman
When used as adjectives, italic means designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in italy in the 16th century, whereas roman means upright, as opposed to italic.
Italic is also noun with the meaning: a typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
check bellow for the other definitions of Italic and Roman
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Italic as an adjective (typography, of a [[typeface]] or [[font]]):
Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
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Italic as an adjective (typography, of a typeface or font):
Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.
Examples:
"The text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font."
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Italic as a noun (typography):
A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
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Italic as a noun:
An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
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Roman as an adjective (of type, typography):
Upright, as opposed to italic.
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Roman as an adjective (of text, computing):
Of or related to the Latin alphabet.