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attic greek

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
at-tic -greek
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Attic Greek terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Attic Greek terms

Synonyms

Attic Atticism

Questions

What does attic greek mean?
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.

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