1. Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
   "The old manuscripts were discovered in the dusty attic";
   - loft, garret
    
2. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
   "The attic of the Greek temple was adorned with intricate carvings"

1. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
   - Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek

1. Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times
   "Attic Greek"

Derived forms: attics

Type of: Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek language, floor, level, storey [Brit], story [N. Amer], wall

Part of: entablature, house

Encyclopedia: Attic