Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Attica, Athens, or the Athenians.
- adjective Characterized by purity, simplicity, and elegant wit.
- noun The ancient Greek dialect of Attica, in which the bulk of classical Greek literature is written.
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- adjective Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
- proper noun An ancient Greek dialect spoken in
Attica ,Euboea , and the northern coastal regions of theAegean Sea .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Smithsonian -- 'Nations Attic' -- Leaking Badly yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Smithsonian -- \'Nations Attic\' -- Leaking Badly '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: The institution of which I speak is not philosophical, but actual bricks and mortar-the Smithsonian, "an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine."
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She seemed to have lost touch with our Shel books until last night when she took A Light in the Attic from the bookshelf and started reading all her favorites to her little sister.
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Dear god, please don't make me borrow Flowers in the Attic from the library.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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His vanity so flattered, and with what he calls Attic evenings, “_noctes, cœnæque
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Thomas Forester
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That subtitle, Should Children Read Philip Pullman's Trilogy -- Or The Incest Classic Flowers in the Attic, is sort of brilliant in its randomness.
But enough about you Roger Sutton 2007
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We’ve heard about the Attic from the earliest Dollhouse shows – now we finally know what it’s all about.
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We’ve heard about the Attic from the earliest Dollhouse shows – now we finally know what it’s all about.
Dollhouse – The Rossum Mainframe is powered by the Attic « Show Me SciFi 2009
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Oh snap, maybe I’ll do some lolgreeks in Attic Greek.
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Oh snap, maybe I’ll do some lolgreeks in Attic Greek.
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We are overapt to apply our nineteenth century prejudices and prepossessions to the morality of the ancient Greeks who would have specimen’d such squeamishness in Attic salt.
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