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- [at-ik]
- /ˈæt ɪk/
- /ˈæt.ɪk/
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- [at-ik]
- /ˈæt ɪk/
Definitions of attic word
- countable noun attic An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof. 3
- noun attic a space or room within the roof of a house 3
- noun attic a storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade 3
- adjective attic of or relating to Attica, its inhabitants, or the dialect of Greek spoken there, esp in classical times 3
- adjective attic classically elegant, simple, or pure 3
- noun attic the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Athens: the chief literary dialect of classical Greek 3
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Origin of attic
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; special use of Attic
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Attic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
attic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
attic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attic
noun attic
adjective attic
- augustan — characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- homeric — of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- roman — a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- belletristic — Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.
- ionic — Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2).
Antonyms for attic
noun attic
- understructure — a structure serving as a support; a base or foundation: The building has a strong understructure.
- subbasement — a basement or one of a series of basements below the main basement of a building.
- substructure — a structure forming the foundation of a building or other construction.
- basement — The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
- vault — the act of vaulting.
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