Added 8 October 2026
attic
/ˈætɪk/ noun
Latin root: atticus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about attic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
We went up to the attic to look for the boxes containing our childhood keepsakes.
- A storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade, often decorated.
- A person's head or brain.
Origin
From the practice of decorating the top storey of building facades in the Attic architectural style. From French attique, from Latin atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós).
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