■ noun a space or room inside or partly inside the roof of a building.
Origin
C17 (as an architectural term designating a small order (column and entablature) above a taller one): from Fr. attique , from L. Atticus .
■ noun a space or room inside or partly inside the roof of a building.
Origin
C17 (as an architectural term designating a small order (column and entablature) above a taller one): from Fr. attique , from L. Atticus .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004