Kursivschrift

italic type, italics

noun kur-ZEEF-shrift Rare

Origin: from Latin cursivus (running)

Usage Note

Kursivschrift (also Kursive) is the slanted typeface used for emphasis, titles, or foreign words in printed text. German typographic convention uses Kursivschrift where English might use quotation marks for titles.

Examples

"Fremdsprachige Ausdrücke werden im Text in Kursivschrift gesetzt."

Natural Translation

Foreign-language expressions are set in italics in the text.

Literal Translation

Foreign-language expressions are in the text in italics set.

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