attic
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈætɪk/
- Specialized
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ático (arquitectura)
- The oculi receive illumination only from narrow light wells channeled through the attic spaces of the surrounding roofs.
- attic and antrum
- attic and mastoid
Examples
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But look, there seems to be an attic over them on both sides.
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Maybe Uncle Oscar was lying, as they had lied about the attic, as adults.
Fiction book (1995) -
The central section consists of an attic, on which rest two lamps, a disc, and the bowl mentioned above.
Academic text (1992) -
It's not Rembrandt painting his own face in his own attic.
Fiction book (1996) -
Rather like an old, old attic filled with unopened dressers and portmanteaus.
Fiction book (1995) -
The architect designed a decorative attic to hide the building's roof from view.
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They stored all the holiday decorations in the attic to keep them out of the way.
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The old house had a charming attic with exposed beams and beautiful natural light.
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Etymology
Attic in architecture gets its name from Attica and the Attic style of Greek buildings. It named a low wall above the top edge of a building that hid the sloping roof, so an architectural attic sits at the very top of a building.