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attic

at.tic \'at-ik\ n [F attique, fr. attique of Attica, fr. L Atticus] 1: a 
   low story or wall above the main order of a facade in the classical st yles 
   2: a room behind an attic  3: the part of a building immediately below the 
   roof 1. At.tic \'at-ik\ aj [L Atticus, fr. Gk Attikos, fr. Attike- Attica, 
   Greece] 1: Athenian  2: marked by simplicity, purity, and refinement 
2. Attic n : a dialect of ancient Greek orig, used in Attica and later the 
   literary l anguage of the Greek-speaking world