1
: a low story or wall above the main order of a facade in the classical styles
2
: a room behind an attic
3
: a room or a space immediately below the roof of a building : garret
4
: something resembling an attic (as in being used for storage)
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Athens or its ancient civilization
2
: marked by simplicity, purity, and refinement
an Attic prose style
: a dialect of ancient Greek originally used in Attica and later the literary language of the Greek-speaking world
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Noun (1)
rented the attic out to a college student
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Originally meant to be a bedroom, the attic features white walls, carpeted floors, and a window to let in natural light.
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The dress was designed by Attic Koncept and channeled royal energy.
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Perkins wrote and directed the adaptation, which stars Theo James as twins Bill and Hal who discover their dad’s monkey toy in the attic.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2024
Originally meant to be a bedroom, the attic features white walls, carpeted floors, and a window to let in natural light.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Doctor Found Fatally Shot in Attic Concerned About Living Alone in Detroit Mansion: ‘Be Careful,’ Said Neighbor
Worthy also said that Hoover's white Range Rover, which was found with blood inside and blocking his driveway the day before his body was discovered, was allegedly linked to Burks.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
The dress was designed by Attic Koncept and channeled royal energy.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 July 2024
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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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attic
1 of 2 noun
at·tic
ˈat-ik 
: a room or a space just below the roof of a building
Attic
2 of 2 adjective
At·tic
ˈat-ik
: of or relating to Athens
Etymology
Noun
from French attique "attic," from attique (an adjective) "of Attica," from Latin Atticus "of Attica"
Word Origin
In ancient Greece the region around Athens was known as Attica, and many of the buildings in Attica had a special feature of a second wall that extended above the top of the main wall or row of columns supporting the roof. When builders in Europe later copied this feature of Attica's buildings, their buildings were said to be in the style of Attica, or the Attic style. Eventually, the word attic came to be used as a noun to refer to this upper wall and later to a room behind the wall under the roof. Today we refer to any room just underneath the roof as the attic, even when the building is not in the style of those in ancient Attica.
Medical Definition
attic
noun
at·tic
ˈat-ik
: the small upper space of the middle ear
called also epitympanic recess
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