Atticizing

Variant of Atticism

Atticism definition

At·ti·cism (at′ə siz′əm)

noun

  1. an Attic idiom, style, custom, etc.
  2. a graceful, restrained phrase

Etymology: Gr Attikismos < Attikos, Attic

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