ATTICISMS

Noun

Atticisms

plural of Atticism

Source: Wiktionary


ATTICISM

At"ti*cism, n. Etym: [Gr.

1. A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.

2. The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DATELESS

(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”


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