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English Dictionary: attic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Attic adj of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek" n floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage Synonym(s): loft, attic, garret the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia Synonym(s): Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek informal terms for a human head Synonym(s): attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 [bd]Roman Doric[b8] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attic \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.