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Definition of Attic

Attic 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. A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence: A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof. An Athenian; an Athenian author. Related Definitions: Above, All, An, As, Athenian, Author, Behind, Below, By, Century, Characteristic, City, Classical, Exterior, Facade, Greece, Hence, Immediately, In, Introduced, Low, Main, Marked, Of, Or, Order, Part, Pertaining, Principal, Qualities, Refined, Roof, Room, Story, Such, Term, That, The, To, Were

Attic Quotations Being "contented" ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position. Gilbert K. Chesterton A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it. Arthur Conan Doyle The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess. James Thurber A deliberate choice on my part was for the player to continue to find new possibilities in the early Attic rooms far into the game. I think this builds atmosphere, though it means there's no neat division of the prologue from the middle game. Graham Nelson An uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldn't take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friend for life. Sting

Attic Translations Attic in Afrikaans is Atties attic in Danish is loftsrum attic in Dutch is zolderkamer Attic in Dutch is Attisch attic in Dutch is dakkamertje attic in German is Dachkammer, Dachkammer, Dachstube attic in Italian is abbaino, deposito, soffitta attic in Latin is cenaculum attic in Norwegian is loft attic in Spanish is zaquizami, desvan

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