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.

Attic greek

Q: What is a synonym for "attic greek"?

Common synonyms include: attic, attic dialect, attic diction, attic style, attic vocabulary, atticizing.

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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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attic attic dialect attic diction attic style attic vocabulary atticizing

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aeolic aeolic greek boeotian contemporary style

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