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Attic

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At·tic  (tk)
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.

[Latin Atticus, from Greek Attikos, from Attik, Attica.]

at·tic  (tk)
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.

[From Attic story, story of a building enclosed by one decorative structure placed above another, much taller decorative structure, usually involving the Attic order, an architectural order having square columns of any of the basic five orders, from French attique, from attique, Attic, from Latin Atticus; see Attic.]

attic [ˈætɪk]
n
1. a space or room within the roof of a house
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade
[special use of Attic from the use of Attic-style pilasters to adorn the façade of the top storey]

Attic [ˈætɪk]
adj
1. (Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) (Linguistics / Languages) (Historical Terms) 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
n
(Linguistics / Languages) the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Athens: the chief literary dialect of classical Greek See also Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, Ionic

Attic a collection of Greeks—N. Y. Times, 1983.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Atticattic - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
cockloft - a small loft or garret
storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
hayloft, mow, haymow - a loft in a barn where hay is stored
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
2.AtticAttic - the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
Ancient Greek - the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
3.attic - informal terms for a human head
human head - the head of a human being
4.attic - (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
Adj.1.Attic - of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"

attic
noun loft, garret, roof space Gallons of water cascaded from the attic.
Translations
attic [ˈætɪk]
A. Ndesván m, altillo m (LAm), entretecho m (LAm)
B. CPD attic room Ndesván m, altillo m (LAm), entretecho m (LAm)

attic [ˈætɪk] ngrenier m

Attic
adjattisch

attic
nDachboden m, → Speicher m; (lived-in) → Mansarde f; attic roomDachkammer f, → Mansarden- or Dachzimmer nt; in the atticauf dem (Dach)boden or Speicher

Attic [ˈætɪk] adjattico/a
attic [ˈætɪk] nsoffitta, solaio; (room) → mansarda
Attic [ˈætɪk] adjattico/a
attic [ˈætɪk] nsoffitta, solaio; (room) → mansarda

attic
n attic [ˈӕtik]
a room at the top of a house under the roof They store old furniture in the attic. solder عِلِّيَّـه таван podkrovní světnice loft; kvist; kvistværelse der Speicher σοφίτα ático, desván, buhardilla pööning اتاق زیر شیروانی ullakko grenier עֲלִייָת גַג अटारी tavan padlásszoba loteng rishæð, háaloft attico, mansarda 屋根裏部屋 다락방 palėpė bēniņi loteng zolder loft(srom) strych sótão mansardă, pod чердак manzardka podstrešje tavan vind ห้องใต้หลังคา tavan arası 閣樓 горище چھت کا بالا خانہ phòng áp mái

Attic طابق علوي, عِلية půda loft Dachboden σοφίτα, υπερώο ático, buhardilla, desván ullakko grenier tavan mansarda, soffitta 屋根裏 다락방 zolder loft strych sótão мансарда, чердак vind ห้องเพดาน, ห้องใต้หลังคา tavan arası gác mái, gác xép 阁楼


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They both heard a curious roly-poly noise under the attic floor.
Before this remonstrance was finished, Maggie was already out of hearing, making her way toward the great attic that run under the old high-pitched roof, shaking the water from her black locks as she ran, like a Skye terrier escaped from his bath.
From Theseus Oedipus craves protection in life and burial in Attic soil; the benefits that will accrue shall be told later.
 
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