attics

noun

(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature

informal terms for a human head

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof

adjective

of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times

Roots

attikosattic- · Greek · of Athens, Attic

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