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Attic Definition And Meaning |
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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. |
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