Atticism

English

Etymology

Attic +‎ -ism. Compare solecism and barbarism.

Noun

Atticism (plural Atticisms)

1. The style and idiom of Attic, the Ancient Greek Athenian dialect
2. A well-turned phrase; a concise manner of speech or expression
3. (historical) A favouring of, or attachment to Attica and the Athenians

Related terms

• Atticist
• Atticistic

Anagrams

• Tacitism, mastitic