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attic
1[ at-ik ]
noun
- the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- a room or rooms in an attic.
- a low story or decorative wall above an entablature or the main cornice of a building.
- Anatomy. the upper part of the tympanic cavity of the ear.
Attic
2[ at-ik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece or of Athens.
- (often lowercase) displaying simple elegance, incisive intelligence, and delicate wit.
noun
- the dialect of ancient Attica that became the standard language of Classical Greek literature in the 5th and 4th centuries b.c.
attic
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a space or room within the roof of a house
- architect a storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade
Attic
2/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to Attica, its inhabitants, or the dialect of Greek spoken there, esp in classical times
- often not capital classically elegant, simple, or pure
an Attic style
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz-t adjective noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of attic2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of attic1
Example Sentences
Smoke and embers blew in through cracks around the doors and windows, through attic vents and into the basement.
Once inside, firefighters determined the fire started in and damaged the attic along with the roof of the structure.
In the ride’s trademark attic scene, there’s still a tortured bride, but she’s never quite looked or acted like this.
“We thought, what if we change the story back a little bit to the original story that the Imagineers had about a lost bride in the attic mourning the loss of her husbands,” she said.
The basement flooded 14 times, and there so many leaks in the attic that mushrooms sprouted through a bedroom ceiling.
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