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at⋅ti⋅cism

[at-uh-siz-uhm]
–noun (often initial capital letter)
1. the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
2. attachment to Athens or to the style, customs, etc., of the Athenians.
3. concise and elegant expression, diction, or the like.

Origin:
1605–15; < Gk Attikismós a siding with Athens, an Attic expression. See Attic, -ism


at⋅ti⋅cist, noun
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