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Definition of Atticism

Atticism
Atticism At"ti*cism, n. [Gr. ?.] 1. A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians. 2. The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.

Meaning of Atticism from wikipedia

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- formalized Gr**** education system. The work of the Attic orators inspired the later rhetorical movement of Atticism, an approach to speech composition in a simple...
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- Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger series, and was followed by Petals on the Wind...
- An attic ladder (US) or loft ladder (UK) is a retractable ladder that is installed into an attic door/access panel. They are used as an inexpensive and...
- In the history of art, Parisian Atticism is a movement in French painting from 1640 to 1660, when painters working in Paris elaborated a rigorous neo-classical...
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- Three in the Attic is a 1968 comedy-drama film directed by Richard Wilson and starring Christopher Jones and Yvette Mimieux, with Judy Pace and Maggie...