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Attic

Attic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Attic? [n] (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof [n] floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [n] informal terms for a human head [n] the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens [adj] of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Attic: bean \| bonce \| Classical Greek \| dome \| garret \| loft \| noggin \| noodle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Attic: aesthetic \| archives \| armory \| arsenal \| artistic \| attic room \| bank \| basement \| bay \| bin \| biting \| bonded warehouse \| bookcase \| box \| brilliant \| bunker \| buttery \| cargo dock \| cellar \| chaste \| chest \| choice \| Ciceronian \| classic \| classical \| clear \| clever \| closet \| cockloft \| common \| commonplace \| conservatory \| crate \| crib \| cupboard \| depository \| depot \| direct \| dock \| drawer \| droll \| dump \| easy \| elegant \| everyday \| excellent \| exchequer \| facetious \| finished \| funny \| garden \| garden-variety \| garret \| glory hole \| godown \| graceful \| gracile \| hayloft \| hold \| homely \| homespun \| household \| humorous \| humorsome \| hutch \| in good taste \| jesting \| jocose \| jocular \| joking \| joky \| joshing \| junk room \| keen \| keen-witted \| library \| limpid \| locker \| loft \| lucid \| lumber room \| lumberyard \| magasin \| magazine \| matter-of-fact \| mordant \| natural \| neat \| nimble-witted \| nondescript \| of choice \| of quality \| ordinary \| pellucid \| perspicuous \| plain \| pleasing \| pointed \| polished \| prosaic \| prosy \| pungent \| pure \| pure and simple \| quick-witted \| quiet \| rack \| rapier-like \| refined \| repertory \| repository \| reservoir \| restrained \| rick \| round \| salt \| salty \| scintillating \| sharp \| shelf \| simple \| sky parlor \| smart \| sparkling \| sprightly \| stack \| stack room \| stock room \| storage \| store \| storehouse \| storeroom \| straightforward \| subdued \| supply base \| supply depot \| tank \| tasteful \| terse \| treasure house \| treasure room \| treasury \| trim \| unaffected \| understated \| unlabored \| unobtrusive \| vat \| vault \| warehouse \| well-chosen \| whimsical \| wine cellar \| witty \| workaday \| workday See Also \| Ancient Greek \| cockloft \| entablature \| floor \| hayloft \| house \| human head \| level \| mow \| storey \| story \| wall Attic In Webster's Dictionary \At"tic\, a. [L. Atticus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined. {Attic base} (Arch.), a peculiar form of molded base for a column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and ``Roman Doric'' orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance. {Attic faith}, inviolable faith. {Attic purity}, special purity of language. {Attic salt}, {Attic wit}, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians. {Attic story}. See {Attic}, n. {Attic style}, a style pure and elegant. \At"tic\, n. [In sense (a) from F. attique, orig. meaning Attic. See {Attic}, a.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence: (b) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof. 2. An Athenian; an Athenian author.

Attic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Attic?

[n] (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
[n] floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
[n] informal terms for a human head
[n] the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens
[adj] of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"

Attic In Webster's Dictionary

\At"tic\, a. [L. Atticus, Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its
principal city; marked by such qualities as were
characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.

{Attic base} (Arch.), a peculiar form of molded base for a
   column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under
   the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and ``Roman
   Doric'' orders, and imitated by the architects of the
   Renaissance.

{Attic faith}, inviolable faith.

{Attic purity}, special purity of language.

{Attic salt}, {Attic wit}, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar
   to the Athenians.

{Attic story}. See {Attic}, n.

{Attic style}, a style pure and elegant.


\At"tic\, n. [In sense (a) from F. attique, orig. meaning
Attic. See {Attic}, a.]
1. (Arch.)
   (a) A low story above the main order or orders of a
       facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced
       in the 17th century. Hence:
   (b) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all
       the rooms immediately below the roof.

2. An Athenian; an Athenian author.

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