Definitions for atticisms

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atticisms at·ti·cism

Spelling: [at-uh-siz-uh m]

IPA: /ˈæt əˌsɪz əm/

Atticisms is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 228 anagrams from letters in atticisms (aciimsstt).

Definitions for atticisms

noun

1. the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
2. attachment to Athens or to the style, customs, etc., of the Athenians.
3. concise and elegant expression, diction, or the like.

Origin of atticisms

First recorded in 1605-15, atticism is from the Greek word Attikismós a siding with Athens, an Attic expression. See Attic, -ism

Examples for atticisms

This last has especially charmed me; it is remarkable for grace, delicacy, atticism, and precision.

atticism: because he is here imitating a well-known passage in Demosthenes's speech against schines.Keightley.

His style is pure and simple, and ancient critics praise his “atticism.”