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at·tic 
[at-ik] Pronunciation Key
[at-ik] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the part of a building, esp. of a house, directly under a roof; garret. |
| 2. | a room or rooms in an attic. |
| 3. | a low story or decorative wall above an entablature or the main cornice of a building. |
| 4. | Anatomy. the upper part of the tympanic cavity of the ear. |
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At·tic
[at-ik] Pronunciation Key
[at-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Greece or of Athens. |
| 2. | (often lowercase) displaying simple elegance, incisive intelligence, and delicate wit. |
| 3. | the dialect of ancient Attica that became the standard language of Classical Greek literature in the 5th and 4th centuries b.c. |
[Origin: 1555–65; < L Atticus < Gk Attikós]
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| at·tic
(āt'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
n.
[From Attic story, story of a building enclosed by one decorative structure placed above another, much taller decorative structure, usually involving the Attic order, an architectural order having square columns of any of the basic five orders, from French attique, from attique, Attic, from Latin Atticus; see Attic.] |
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| At·tic
(āt'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. The ancient Greek dialect of Attica, in which the bulk of classical Greek literature is written. [Latin Atticus, from Greek Attikos, from Attikē, Attica.] |
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Attic
Attic
1599, "of or pertaining to Attica," from L. Atticus, from Gk. Attikos "of Attica," the region around Athens. Attested from 1563 as an architectural term for a type of column base.
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attic
"top storey under the roof of a house," 1855, shortened from attic storey (1724). The term Attic order in classical architecture meant a small, square decorative column of the type often used in a low storey above a building's main facade, a feature associated with the region around Athens (see Attic). The word then was applied to "a low decorative facade above the main story of a building" (1696), and it came to mean the space enclosed by such a structure. The modern use is via Fr. attique. "An attic is upright, a garret is in a sloping roof" [Weekley].
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| attic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek" |
noun | |
| 1. | floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: loft] |
| 2. | the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia |
| 3. | informal terms for a human head |
| 4. | (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof |
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attic at·tic (āt'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. Also called epitympanum.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Attic
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.
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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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