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Attic Greek

Attic Greek proper noun: the dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.

Proper noun

Attic Greek

  1. The dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.
    Synonyms:
    Attic, Atticism

Synonyms of Attic Greek

Questions about Attic Greek

What does Attic Greek mean?
Attic Greek means the dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.
What part of speech is Attic Greek?
Attic Greek is a proper noun.

Words near Attic Greek in the dictionary

  1. Attias
  2. attic
  3. attic door
  4. attic doors
  5. Attic faith
  6. Attic Greek
  7. attic ladder
  8. attic ladders
  9. Attic salt
  10. Attica
  11. Attical

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