Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Attica, Athens, or the Athenians.
- adj. Characterized by purity, simplicity, and elegant wit: Attic prose.
- n. The ancient Greek dialect of Attica, in which the bulk of classical Greek literature is written.
Wiktionary
- adj. Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
- n. An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikos, "related to Athens"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin Atticus, from Greek Attikos, from Attikē, Attica. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Smithsonian -- 'Nations Attic' -- Leaking Badly yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Smithsonian -- \'Nations Attic\' -- Leaking Badly '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: The institution of which I speak is not philosophical, but actual bricks and mortar-the Smithsonian, "an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine.”
“She seemed to have lost touch with our Shel books until last night when she took A Light in the Attic from the bookshelf and started reading all her favorites to her little sister.”
“Dear god, please don't make me borrow Flowers in the Attic from the library.”
“His vanity so flattered, and with what he calls Attic evenings, “_noctes, cœnæque”
“That subtitle, Should Children Read Philip Pullman's Trilogy -- Or The Incest Classic Flowers in the Attic, is sort of brilliant in its randomness.”
“Oh snap, maybe I’ll do some lolgreeks in Attic Greek.”
“We’ve heard about the Attic from the earliest Dollhouse shows – now we finally know what it’s all about.”
“We are overapt to apply our nineteenth century prejudices and prepossessions to the morality of the ancient Greeks who would have specimen’d such squeamishness in Attic salt.”
“Richard Thompson is a sterling live act and one of my all-time favorites, but this concert is for his album Dream Attic, which is not one of his best.”
The Huffington Post: Michael Giltz: DVDs: Donwton Abbey Has Gone Down, Down, Down in Quality
“The result is Dream Attic, which is neither a landmark work of his nor a flop but simply a new album by Thompson, stronger this time melodically than lyrically.”
The Huffington Post: Michael Giltz: Music: Richard Thompson at Town Hall
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘Attic’.
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Mother-of-All-Saints
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EN - eloquence in public speaking
Key words from "The Training of a Public Speaker" by Grenville Kleiser (New York and London, 1920)
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readings
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