ATTICIZE

Etymology

Verb

Atticize (third-person singular simple present Atticizes, present participle Atticizing, simple past and past participle Atticized)

(intransitive) To side with the Athenians.

(intransitive) To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.

Source: Wiktionary


At"ti*cize, v. t. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.

At"ti*cize, v. i.

1. To side with the Athenians.

2. To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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