1. Adjective
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.
2. Adjective
A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:
3. Adjective
A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
4. Adjective
An Athenian; an Athenian author.
5. Noun
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
6. Noun
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
Vocabulary classified under Word origins
7. Noun
(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
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