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==English==
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===Etymology===
{{suffix|en|Attic|ism}}. Compare {{l|en|solecism}} and {{l|en|barbarism}}.

===Noun===
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# The [[style]] and [[idiom]] of [[Attic]], the [[Ancient Greek]] Athenian [[dialect]]
# A [[well-turned]] [[phrase]]; a [[concise]] manner of speech or [[expression]]
# {{lb|en|historical}} A [[favour]]ing of, or [[attachment]] to [[Attica]] and the [[Athenian]]s
# {{lb|en|historical}} A rhetorical movement that began in the 1st century BC, which strove to emulate classical Attic style and usage in reaction against the perceived vulgarities of the [[Koine]]
# {{lb|en|historical}} The wordings and phrasings typical of this movement, especially as contrasted with the [[Koine]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|Atticist}}
* {{l|en|Atticistic}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aciimstt|Tacitism|mastitic}}