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1. a. 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. 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:
3. a. A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
4. a. An Athenian; an Athenian author.
5. adj. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times
6. n. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
7. n. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
8. n. informal terms for a human head
9. n. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
10. 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 "Roman Doric" 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. 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.
11. Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, itsprincipal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic ofthe Athenians; classical; refined. Attic base (Arch.), a peculiarform of molded base for a column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius,applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and "RomanDoric" 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 theAthenians.-- Attic story. See Attic, n.-- Attic style, a style pure and elegant.
12. j:100 n. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia n. informal terms for a human head n. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof a. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times