attic
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Synonyms: antic, attia, attie, artic, attis, atic, atsic, hattic, atti, attac, attc
Antonyms: antic, attia, attie, artic, attis, atic, atsic, hattic, atti, attac, attc
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Noun
- The [[space]], often [[unfinished]] and with [[sloped]] [[walls]], directly below the [[roof]] in the uppermost part of a [[house]] or other [[building]], generally used for [[storage]] or [[habitation]].
- {{lb|en|architecture}} A [[storey]] or a [[parapet]] above the [[cornice]] of a classical [[façade]], often decorated.
- {{lb|en|slang}} A person's [[head]] or [[brain]].
Adjective
- {{lb|en|historical}} Of or [[related]] to [[Attica]], [[ancient]] [[Athens]] and its [[hinterland]], [[particularly]]:
- {{lb|en|figurative}} [[marked|Marked]] by the [[qualities]] [[traditionally]] [[considered]] [[characteristic]] of the [[ancient]] [[Athenian]]s: [[classical]], [[refined]].
Proper noun
- {{clipping of|en|Attic Greek|addl=the [[dialect]] of [[Ancient Greek]] [[spoken]] in [[Attica]], [[Euboea]], and the [[northern]] [[coast]] of the [[Aegean Sea]]}}.
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