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1) "Attic" -- As to attic stair at·tic
Pronunciation: 'a-tik
Function: noun
Etymology: French attique, from attique of Attica, from Latin Atticus
1 : a low story or wall above the main order of a facade in the classical styles
2 : a room behind an attic
3 : a room or a space immediately below the roof of a building : GARRET
4 : something resembling an attic (as in being used for storage) Pronunciation Symbols
A typical attic. An attic is an area found directly below the roof of a building or house [1] (also called garret, loft, hayloft and sky parlor).[2] As attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and most often a slanted roof, they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafters and difficult-to-access corners. While some attics are converted as bedrooms or home offices, complete with windows and staircases, most attics remain hard to get to and neglected, and are typically used for storage. Attics can also help control temperature in a house by providing a large mass of unmoving air. Hot air rising from lower floors of a building often gets trapped in the attic, further compounding their reputation for inhospitability. Attics were invented in Attica, a region of Greece which includes Athens. Portrayed generally as dark, dusty, and filled with forgotten storage items, attics have held a unique place in popular culture as horrifying or wondrous places. The most common theme associated with attics is the discovery of long-lost items that have been covered by dust and forgotten behind other objects. Often, in television shows and movies, the act of moving out of a house will require the cleaning out of the attic, thus giving the characters a chance to discover old objects and reminisce on past events, leading nicely to the flashback technique. Also common is the discovery of something horrifying that had been lost in the attic, such as in the movie Jumanji where a magical board game found in the attic has unforeseen consequences for its players. In the 19th century, garret rooms began to be associated specifically with young, struggling artists (typically painters and writers) living in Paris. A garret apartment was an uncomfortable place to live, as it usually had few windows, no running water, and was hot in summer and cold in winter--but it had the advantage of being cheap to rent, making it attractive to poor artists. By the end of the century, the concept of the ..."
2) "Stair" -- As to attic stair stair
Pronunciation: 'ster
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English steir, from Old English st[AE]ger; akin to Old English & Old High German stIgan to rise, Greek steichein to walk
1 : a series of steps or flights of steps for passing from one level to another -- often used in plural but sing. or plural in constr. <a narrow private stairs -- Lewis Mumford>
2 : a single step of a stairway Pronunciation Symbols
Stair may mean: - Stair, Scotland
- Step (footing), a horizontal platform of a stairway
- Stairway, a flight of steps
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