Complete Definition of "attic"

see|Attic
English

Etymology
From the practice of decorating the top storey of building façades in the Attic architectural style.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ætɪk|-ætɪk

Noun
en-noun

  1. 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.

#: We went up to the attic to look for the boxes containing our childhood keepsakes.

Translations
trans-top|space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof
Czech: t+|cs|půda|f
Dutch: t+|nl|zolder
Finnish: t-|fi|vintti, t-|fi|ullakko
French: t-|fr|grenier|m
German: Dachgeschoss, Dachboden
Greek: t|el|�ο�ί�α|f|sc=Grek
Hebrew: ע���ת �� (aliat gag) f
Ido: atiko
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Polish: strych m, poddasze n, attyka f
Portuguese: t+|pt|sótão|m
Russian: �е�дак m (cherdàk)
Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-mullaich m
Serbian: tavan, podkrovlje, potkrovnica
Spanish: altillo m, desván m
Swedish: t+|sv|vind|c
Telugu: ��� (aTaka)
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