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attic

[at-ik] / ˈæt ɪk /
NOUN
space under the roof of a house
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Crews are responding to a fire in the attic of the Magic Castle, the iconic Hollywood event venue and world-famous home of the Academy of Magical Arts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

When clearing out a family member's home, you could find many strange things in the attic.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

We had no home and no possessions, except what could fit in our Toyota and a few boxes in my parents’ attic in south London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Just days before Netflix airs a serialised adaptation of the novel, hundreds of curious visitors have come to the museum, squeezing past one another on the narrow wooden stairs up to Basmaci's attic room.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

I went up to my attic room then, since I couldn’t get any more words out without crying, and read my library books for a while.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones