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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     2. An Athenian; an Athenian author.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Attic
       adj : 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, garret]
       2: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica
          and Athens [syn: Classical Greek]
       3: informal terms for a human head [syn: bean, bonce, noodle,
           noggin, dome]
       4: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature;
          hides the roof

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attic
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο χώρος ακριβώς κάτω από την κορυφή δίρριχτος στέγης· η σοφίτα.

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Attic
     Αγγλικά a.
     αττικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attic
     Romanian a.
     (obsolete form of ro atic)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Attic
     a.
     1 Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
     2 Marked by the qualities that were characteristic of the Athenians;
  classical; refined.
     3 Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.
     n.
     An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern
  coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  attic
     n.
     1 The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below
  the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally
  used for storage or habitation.
     2 (lb en slang) A person's head or brain.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Attic
     a.
     1 Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
     2 Marked by the qualities that were characteristic of the Athenians;
  classical; refined.
     3 Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.
     n.
     An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern
  coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  attic
     Romanian a.
     (obsolete form of ro atic)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Attic
     a.
     1 Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
     2 Marked by the qualities that were characteristic of the Athenians;
  classical; refined.
     3 Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.
     n.
     An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern
  coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  attic
     n.
     1 The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below
  the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally
  used for storage or habitation.
     2 (lb en slang) A person's head or brain.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Attic
     a.
     1 Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
     2 Marked by the qualities that were characteristic of the Athenians;
  classical; refined.
     3 Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.
     n.
     An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern
  coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attic
     Englanti n.
     ullakko

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attic
     Engelska n.
     vind; övre våning i hus närmast under yttertaket

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  Attic /ˈatɪk/
  Atties

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Attic /ˈatɪk/
  السّندرة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  attic //ˈætɪk// /[ˈæɾɪk]/ 
  манса́рда, тава́н
  space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/ 
  podkroví

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  atický

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  atika

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  Dachboden , Boden  [ugs.] , Speicher , Söller , Bühne , Unterdach  [Schw.] , Estrich  [Schw.]  [arch.]
        "in the attic"  - auf dem Dachboden
     Synonyms: loft, garret
  
   see: attics, lofts, garrets
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  Dachgeschoss , Dachgeschoß  [Ös.]  [arch.]
        "in the attic"  - im Dachgeschoss
     Synonyms: attic storey, attic story, loft
  
   see: live under the roof
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  
  σοφίτα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  Attic //ˈætɪk// 
  attikalainen
  related to Athens

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  Attic //ˈætɪk// 
  Attikan murre
  Ancient Greek dialect

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  attic //ˈætɪk// /[ˈæɾɪk]/ 
  ullakko, vintti
  space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  attic /ætik/
  mansarde

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  gornji sprat, mansarda, mansardni nosač, nosač sa korisnim tavanskim prostorom, potkrovlje, soba na mansardi, tavan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  1. manzárd
  2. tetôtér
  3. padlás

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  attic //ˈætɪk// /[ˈæɾɪk]/ 
  loteng
  space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  Attic //ˈætɪk// 
  アッティカの
  related to Athens

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  Attic //ˈætɪk// 
  アッティカ方言
  Ancient Greek dialect

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  attic //ˈætɪk// /[ˈæɾɪk]/ 
  屋根裏
  space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  attic /ˈætɪk/ 
    mansarda

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  attic /ætik/ 
  1. ático
  2. sótão
  3. mansarda, trapeira

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  attic /ætik/
  desván

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  Attic //ˈætɪk// 
  attisk, atensk
  related to Athens

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  Attic //ˈætɪk// 
  attiska
  Ancient Greek dialect

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  attic //ˈætɪk// /[ˈæɾɪk]/ 
  vind
  space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  1. tavan arası
  2. tavan arasındaki oda veya odalar
  3. (mim.) klasik mimari tarzda cephe üzerindeki kat veya süslu duvar.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  attic /ˈatɪk/
  1. )Atinalı
  2. ince, doğru
  3. sade
  4. )Atina lehçesi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈætɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "attic":
     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
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "Attic":
     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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 阁楼,顶楼;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 阁楼,顶楼

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