cicero

¹

[ sis-uh-roh ]

noun

, Printing.

, plural cic·e·ros.

1. a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inch (4.5 millimeters), roughly comparable to a pica.

Cicero

²

[ sis-uh-roh ]

noun

1. Marcus Tul·li·us [tuhl, -ee-, uh, s], Tully, 106–43 b.c., Roman statesman, orator, and writer.
2. a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.

cicero

¹

/ ˈsɪsəˌrəʊ /

noun

1. a measure for type that is somewhat larger than the pica

Cicero

²

/ ˈsɪsəˌrəʊ /

noun

1. CiceroMarcus Tullius106 bc43 bcMRomanPOLITICS: consulPOLITICS: oratorWRITING: writer Marcus Tullius (ˈmɑːkəs ˈtʌlɪəs). 106–43 bc , Roman consul, orator, and writer. He foiled Catiline's conspiracy (63) and was killed by Mark Antony's agents after he denounced Antony in the Philippics. His writings are regarded as a model of Latin prose Formerly known in English asTully

Cicero

1. An orator, writer, and statesman of ancient Rome . His many speeches to the Roman Senate are famous for their rhetorical techniques and their ornate style.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cicero¹

Named after the type cast for a 15th-century edition of Cicero's De Oratore

Word History and Origins

Origin of cicero¹

C19: from its first being used in a 15th-century edition of the writings of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 bc ), the Roman consul, orator, and writer

Example Sentences

O sir! if your leisure is now, as it were, unoccupied, I should be most happy to be your cicero.

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