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1. (adj.) Attic
of or pertaining to Attica or to the ancient city-state of Athens, coterminous with Attica in the 6th and 5th centuries b.c.
2. Attic
(sometimes l.c.) displaying simple elegance, incisive intelligence, or delicate wit.
3. (n.) Attic
the dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Attica, which became the basis for the Koine.
4. (n.) attic
the part of a building, esp. of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
5. attic
a room or rooms in an attic.
6. attic
a low story or decorative wall above an entablature or the main cornice of a building.
Etymology: (1690–1700; special use of Attic)
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1. (noun) loft, attic, garret
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
2. (noun) Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
3. (noun) attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome
informal terms for a human head
4. (adj) attic
(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
5. (adj) Attic
of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times
"Attic Greek"
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1. (noun) attic
the top floor of a house directly under the roof
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) attic
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
2. (adj) attic
a low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:
3. (adj) attic
a room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof
4. (adj) attic
an Athenian; an Athenian author
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Sense: a room at the top of a house under the roof
They store old furniture in the attic.
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 Afrikaans: solder |
 Arabic: عِلِّيَّـه |
 Bulgarian: таван |
 Brazilian: sótão |
 Czech: podkrovní světnice |
 German: der Speicher |
 Danish: loft; kvist; kvistværelse |
 Greek: σοφίτα |
 Spanish: ático, desván, buhardilla |
 Estonian: pööning |
 Farsi: اتاق زیر شیروانی |
 Finnish: ullakko |
 French: grenier |
 Hebrew: עֲלִייָת גַג |
 Hindi: अटारी |
 Croatian: tavan |
 Hungarian: padlásszoba |
 Indonesian: loteng |
 Icelandic: rishæð, háaloft |
 Italian: attico, mansarda |
 Japanese: 屋根裏部屋 |
 Korean: 다락방 |
 Lithuanian: palėpė |
 Latvian: bēniņi |
 Malay: loteng |
 Dutch: zolder |
 Norwegian: loft(srom) |
 Polish: strych |
 Persian: اتاق زیر شیروانی |
 Pashto: بامبوټی |
 Portuguese: sótão |
 Romanian: mansardă, pod |
 Russian: чердак |
 Slovak: manzardka |
 Slovenian: podstrešje |
 Serbian: tavan |
 Swedish: vind |
 Thai: ห้องใต้หลังคา |
 Turkish: tavan arası |
 Taiwanese: 閣樓 |
 Ukrainian: горище |
 Urdu: چھت کا بالا خانہ |
 Vietnamese: phòng áp mái |
 Chinese: 阁楼，顶楼 |
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