- pronunciation:
- ae
tihk
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
An attic is the space in a house that is under the roof and over the ceiling of the top floor. People often store things in the attic.
There are a lot of old boxes and old clothes up in our attic. |
An
attic gets its name from the Attic peninsula of Greece, where a particular style of elegant architecture was used on the upper part of buildings.