Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
ATTIC
I. adjective
Etymology: Latin atticus of attica, from Greek Attikos, from Attikē attica, Greece
Date: 1599
of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Athens or its ancient civilization, marked by simplicity, purity, and refinement ,
II. noun
Date: circa 1771
a dialect of ancient Greek originally used in attica and later the literary language of the Greek-speaking world