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Atticism
(At¦ti|cism)
Pronunciation:
/ˈatɪsɪz(ə)m/
noun
a word or form characteristic of Attic Greek, regarded as having particular literary elegance.
Origin:
late 16th century
: from Greek
Attikismos
, from
Attikos
(see
Attic
)
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