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noun
dry, delicate wit.
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Also called attic wit .
Origin of attic salt
First recorded in 1750–60
Words nearby attic salt
Attic base, atticism, atticize, Attic order, atticotomy, attic salt, Attila, Attila the Hun, at times, attingent, attire
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British Dictionary definitions for attic salt
Attic salt
Attic wit
noun
refined incisive wit
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