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Noun: attic  a-tik
  1. Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
    - loft, garret
     
  2. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
Adjective: Attic  a-tik
  1. Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times
    "Attic Greek"
Noun: Attic  a-tik
  1. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
    - Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek

Derived forms: attics

Type of: Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek language, floor, level, storey, story, wall

Part of: entablature, house

Encyclopedia: Attic