italics

noun

Definitions

  1. Letters in an italic typeface.

    • There is no need to put the whole paragraph in italics.
  2. plural of italic

    plural of italic: exaggerated intonation or some similar oral speech device by which one or more words is heavily and usually affectedly emphasized or otherwise given sharp prominence

    • Margaret Long […] was yapping, her silly voice fraught with italics.
    • a woman who has an irritating way of speaking in italics

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at italics. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at italics. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at italics

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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