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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
Attic
adj 1: of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the
dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic
Greek"
n 1: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just
below roof; often used for storage [syn: loft, attic,
garret]
2: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and
Athens and Ionia [syn: Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect,
Classical Greek]
3: informal terms for a human head [syn: attic, bean,
bonce, noodle, noggin, dome]
4: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature;
hides the roof
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. An Athenian; an Athenian author.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for attic:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
archives, armory, arsenal, attic room, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, closet, cockloft, conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard, depository, depot, dock, drawer, dump, exchequer, garret, glory hole, godown, hayloft, hold, hutch, junk room, library, locker, loft, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, shelf, sky parlor, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, supply base, supply depot, tank, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, vat, vault, warehouse, wine cellar |
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2. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Ciceronian, aesthetic, artistic, biting, brilliant, chaste, choice, classic, classical, clear, clever, common, commonplace, direct, droll, easy, elegant, everyday, excellent, facetious, finished, funny, garden, garden-variety, graceful, gracile, homely, homespun, household, humorous, humorsome, in good taste, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, limpid, lucid, matter-of-fact, mordant, natural, neat, nimble-witted, nondescript, of choice, of quality, ordinary, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, pleasing, pointed, polished, prosaic, prosy, pungent, pure, pure and simple, quick-witted, quiet, rapier-like, refined, restrained, round, salt, salty, scintillating, sharp, simple, smart, sparkling, sprightly, straightforward, subdued, tasteful, terse, trim, unaffected, understated, unlabored, unobtrusive, well-chosen, whimsical, witty, workaday, workday |
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Common Misspellings > |
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