attic

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈætɪk/, [ˈæɾɪk] Rhymes: -ætɪk === Noun === attic (plural attics) 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. Synonyms: loft, garret (architecture) A storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade, often decorated. (slang) A person's head or brain. Synonym: upper storey ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== atelier (artist or artisan's space, sometimes in an attic (loft)) === Anagrams === Catti, tacit, ticat == Romanian == === Adjective === attic m or n (feminine singular attică, masculine plural attici, feminine/neuter plural attice) obsolete form of atic ==== Declension ==== === References === attic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN