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Italicism¹

Where it comes from

From Italic + -ism.

noun Italicisms

  1. rhetoric A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language.

    Similar: Italianism

italicism²

Where it comes from

From italic + -ism.

noun italicisms

  1. countable, uncountable The use of italics: italicization.
  2. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of Italicism

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"italicism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/italicism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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italicism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/italicism

Chicago

"italicism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/italicism.

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@misc{italicism_2026,
  title = {italicism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/italicism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}