attycyzm

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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French atticisme.[1][2] First attested in 1743–1745.[3]

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɘt͡sɘzm
  • Syllabification: at‧ty‧cyzm

Noun

attycyzm m inan

  1. Atticism (refined felicity or well-turned phrase)
  2. Atticism (subtlety in taste, language, or style)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “attycyzm”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “attycyzm”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Danuta Lankiewicz (23.05.2007) “ATTYCYZM”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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