(at′ik) noun
1. A half-story next the roof; a garret.
2. A low, decorative wall or structure, in classical style, above a cornice or entablature. [<F attique, orig. Athenian; from the false supposition that the attic was of Athenian origin]

(at′ik) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to Attica in ancient Greece.
2. Of, characteristic of, or pertaining to Athens; Athenian; characteristic of the Athenians; pertaining to the language, literature, art, or literary style of the Athenians.
3. Graceful; delicate; refined: Attic wit.
—noun The dialect of Attica, closely related to Ionic, representing ancient Greek in its most refined form as used by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and most of the great Greek writers. [<L Atticus <Gk. Attikos Athenian < Attikē Attica]