1. a concise and elegant expression or turn of phrase
Usage: literary
2. the style or idiom of Attic Greek, characterized by purity and classical elegance
Usage: classical studies; linguistics

Examples

• The author’s writing was praised for its atticisms and refined wit.
• Her speech was filled with clever atticisms that delighted the audience.
• The translator tried to preserve the atticisms of the original Greek text.
• Classical scholars study atticism as the purest form of ancient Greek prose.
• The poet’s atticisms revealed his deep knowledge of classical literature.
• Modern writers sometimes attempt to emulate the atticism of ancient authors.