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Definition of Attics

Attic
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.
Attic
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.

Meaning of Attics from wikipedia

- slanted roof, attics are known for being awkwardly-shaped spaces with difficult-to-reach corners and often exposed rafters. While some attics are converted...
- well-known large attic surmounts the entablature of St. Peter's Basilica, which measures 12 metres (39 ft) in height. Decorated attics with pinnacles are...
- Atticism (meaning "favouring Attica", the region of Athens in Greece) was a rhetorical movement that began in the first quarter of the 1st century BC;...
- Leahey. "Attics to Eden". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-01. "Madina Lake - ' Attics to Eden". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2009-07-01. Madina Lake's Attics to Eden...
- Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger series, and was followed by Petals on the Wind...
- Look up Attic or attic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An attic is an area under the roof of a house. Attic may also refer to: The adjectival form...
- Three in the Attic (stylized as 3 in the Attic) is a 1968 comedy-drama film directed by Richard Wilson and starring Christopher Jones and Yvette Mimieux...
- The Attic talent (a talent of the Attic standard), also known as the Athenian talent or Gr**** talent (Gr****: τάλαντον, talanton), is an ancient unit of...
- The Christmas Attic is the second studio album by the American rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, released in 1998. The cover art is by Edgar Jerins...
- Attic Gr**** is the Gr**** dialect of the ancient region of Attica, including the polis of Athens. Often called classical Gr****, it was the prestige dialect...