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Attic

see synonyms of attic

Noun

1. attic, garret, loft

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

2. attic, classical greek, ionic, ionic dialect

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

3. attic, bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle

informal terms for a human head

4. attic

(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

Adjective

5. attic

of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times

Example Sentences:
'Attic Greek'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Attic

see synonyms of attic
noun
1. 
a space or room within the roof of a house
2. architecture
a storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade
adjective
1. 
of or relating to Attica, its inhabitants, or the dialect of Greek spoken there, esp in classical times
2. (often not capital)
classically elegant, simple, or pure
an Attic style
noun
3. 
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Athens: the chief literary dialect of classical Greek
See also Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, Ionic

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Attic

see synonyms of attic
adjective
1. 
of Attica
2. 
of or characteristic of Athens, esp. ancient Athens, or its people, language, or culture; Athenian
3. 
classical; simple, restrained, etc.
said of a style
noun
4. 
the variety of Greek spoken in ancient Attica, which became the literary language of ancient Greece
noun
1. 
a low wall or story above the cornice of a classical facade
2. 
the room or space just below the roof of a house; garret

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Attic

see synonyms of attic
n.
1. A story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house.
2. A low wall or story above the cornice of a classical façade.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Attica, Athens, or the Athenians.
2. Characterized by purity, simplicity, and elegant wit: Attic prose.
n.
The ancient Greek dialect of Attica, in which the bulk of classical Greek literature is written.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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