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Atticism

Pronunciation: /ˈatɪsɪz(ə)m/
Definition of Atticism

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)

Atticism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Atticism in the US English dictionary