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Definition of Attic

1. Noun. Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times. "Attic Greek"

3. Noun. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia.

4. Noun. Informal terms for a human head.

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

Definition of Attic

1. a. 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.

2. n. A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:

Definition of Attic

1. Adjective. Relating to Athenian culture or architecture. ¹

2. Proper noun. An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern coastal regions of the Aegean Sea. ¹

3. Noun. The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Attic

1. a story or room directly below the roof of a house [n -S]

Medical Definition of Attic

1. 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, 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, Attic style, a style pure and elegant. Origin: L. Atticus, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Attic

attestation report attestation service attestations attestative attestator attested attestedly attester attesters attesteth

attesting attestive attestor attestors attests attic attic fan atticism atticisms atticist

atticists atticize atticized atticizes atticizing atticky atticless atticlike atticomastoid atticotomy

Literary usage of Attic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sounds and Inflections of the Greek Dialects: Ionic by Herbert Weir Smyth (1894)
"VI 23, line 185, 24, 1. 194 (second century). Attic inscriptions of 329 в. с. have г. Apparent variation between dental and guttural stems. ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The v sound did not become tí as in Attic and Ionic, and hence when the Ionic ... The most noticeable characteristic of Attic and Ionic is the change of d ..."

3. The Origin of Tyranny by Percy Neville Ure (1922)
"The period of eclipse for Attic pottery is the seventh century and the beginning of the sixth. During this period oriental influences made themselves felt ..."

4. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert (1915)
"In the Attic .spoken outside Attica—'Great Attic,' as we might call it—the process of rejuvenescence and fusion was much more rapid, and it was here that ..."

5. A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Herbert Weir Smyth (1916)
"The choral parts of Attic tragedy also admit some Doric forms. ... In Attic are composed the works of the tragic poets Aeschylus (525—456), ..."

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