attic
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• noun
A space or room inside or partly inside the roof of a building, often used for storage or converted into living quarters.
"We spent the weekend sorting through old family photo albums and dusty trunks stored in the attic."
In classical architecture, a low story or wall built above the main cornice or entablature of a building to conceal the roof.
"The triumphal arch features a prominent sculptured attic inscribed with a dedication to the emperor."
In anatomy, the upper portion of the tympanic cavity located above the eardrum, which contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus.
"The otolaryngologist examined the patient's middle ear to check for inflammation in the attic."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from French 'attique', from Latin 'Atticus' ('of Attica or Athens'). It originally referred to a low decorative story above a classical entablature associated with Athenian architecture, later shifting to mean the space directly beneath a roof.