attic

[ at-ik ]

/ ˈæt ɪk /

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noun

the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.

a room or rooms in an attic.

a low story or decorative wall above an entablature or the main cornice of a building.

Anatomy. the upper part of the tympanic cavity of the ear.

Words nearby attic

attercop, attest, attestation, attested, attested form, attic, attic base, attic order, attic salt, attica, atticism

Origin of attic

First recorded in 1690–1700; special use of Attic

Definition for attic (2 of 2)

Attic

[ at-ik ]

/ ˈæt ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece or of Athens.

(often lowercase) displaying simple elegance, incisive intelligence, and delicate wit.

noun

the dialect of ancient Attica that became the standard language of Classical Greek literature in the 5th and 4th centuries b.c.

Origin of Attic

1555–65; < Latin Atticus < Greek Attikós

OTHER WORDS FROM Attic

non-At·tic, adjective, noun

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She would periodically show up at the house and stay in the attic, where she hung beads and burned incense.
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It might be on a closet shelf or perhaps in the attic, wrapped tightly in thick twine.
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It comes out of the drawer, the attic, the trunk of your car with the first tease of spring.
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Remember when “the madwoman in the attic” was more than just a metaphor for the female imagination?
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It was only an attic, but I think almost any little boy would have thought it a nice room.
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Then began the story of the first night at Wildwoods when Nora was determined to sleep in the attic.
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We may rightfully be reproached also with a somewhat Attic lightness, a lack of perseverance and of seriousness.
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In Ionian and early Attic sculpture women appear closely wrapped up in drapery.
The Legacy of Greece|Various
The one big room he took for a library and laboratory, the other for dining room and parlor; the attic he fixed up for a bedroom.
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British Dictionary definitions for attic (1 of 2)

attic

/ (ˈætɪk) /

noun

a space or room within the roof of a house

architect a storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade

Word Origin for attic

C18: special use of Attic from the use of Attic-style pilasters to adorn the façade of the top storey

British Dictionary definitions for attic (2 of 2)

Attic

/ (ˈætɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to Attica, its inhabitants, or the dialect of Greek spoken there, esp in classical times

(often not capital) classically elegant, simple, or purean Attic style

noun

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Athens: the chief literary dialect of classical GreekSee also Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, Ionic

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Medical definitions for attic

attic

[ ăt′ĭk ]

n.

The upper portion of the tympanic cavity above the tympanic membrane that contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus.epitympanum

attic

noun

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Definition for attic (2 of 2)

adjective

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Origin of Attic

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