attic
noun/ˈætɪk/
/ˈætɪk/
- a room or space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things
- furniture stored in the attic
- an attic bedroom
- Her photography studio was a converted attic.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cluttered
- cramped
- little
- …
- apartment
- bedroom
- flat
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent. (as an architectural term designating a small order above a taller one): from French attique, from Latin Atticus ‘relating to Athens or Attica’.Definitions on the go
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