Attic Synonyms & Definitions

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• AtticDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
2. (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.
3. (a.) An Athenian; an Athenian author.
4. (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:

• AtticismDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.
2. (n.) A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.

• AtticizeDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. i.) To side with the Athenians.
2. (v. i.) To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
3. (v. t.) To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.