Attic Greek
Proper noun
Meaning
Attic Greek
The dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 BC, closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine Greek. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.
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Liddell, Henry George ; Scott, Robert ; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project Mastronarde, Donald J. Introduction to Attic Greek.
They avoided vocabulary unknown to Attic Greek and inserted an explanation when they had to use contemporary words.