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One might be looking for the Attic Greek language...
Attic is also an adjective for something or someone coming from Attica or Athens.
An attic is the story in a non-flat roof of a building. Thus it has oblique walls and a height varying from place to place, and near the sides not high enough to stand.
It may be primitive to live in, also because of small windows, and is often just used for storage. However, it is often upgraded with larger windows, etc., and then used for living.
The term is also used to indicate the higher apartment in a building, usually when it has a terrace.