Etymology

Atticism

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Today it means: Attachment to, collaboration with, favouring of, or siding with Athens or Athenians, especially in the context of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 B.C.E.). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ττῐκῐσμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromᾰ̓ττῐκῐσμός
  2. English todayAtticism

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ττῐκῐσμός (ăttĭkĭsmós). By surface analysis, Attic + -ism.

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