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

It resonated with other efforts to expand civil and human rights, from Montgomery to Cicero and Selma to Stockton.

From Time

Content on both channels is personality and character-driven, crucial for platform growth, said Cicero.

From Digiday

What’s even more crucial for growing a new foreign language brand on TikTok and other social media platforms is having on-screen talent and behind-the-camera creators who understand the audience that they’re making this content for, Cicero added.

From Digiday

Both men imagined that someday, their work together might merit inclusion in an anthology like that, alongside Cicero, Lincoln and Disraeli.

From Washington Post

Cicero said that while using popular songs that are trending can help build an audience on TikTok, those popular songs are really only free to use on that platform.

From Digiday

But the Roman orator Cicero felt that Calgacus and the peoples vanquished by Rome were missing a broader point.

From The Daily Beast

But his conclusion is that Cicero and Kipling got something right.

From The Daily Beast

It had rained all night and was still drizzling when I headed for the Hawthorne Race Course in suburban Cicero, Illinois.

From The Daily Beast

What were your sources for that voice—or voices, because Lincoln is sometimes hick, sometimes Cicero?

From The Daily Beast

“Whether you have any news or not, write something,” Cicero implored a friend in Rome while traveling in the provinces.

From The Daily Beast

With the eloquence of a Cicero and the skill of an attorney-general, Miss Sleek "showed cause" against everybody.

From Project Gutenberg

Whirle aboute, copied from volutantur in Cicero; see last note.

From Project Gutenberg

But all the Greeks, and after them the Romans, especially in the time of Cicero, sought the graces and fascinations of style.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the exquisite art seen in all the writings of Cicero which makes them classic; it is the style rather than the ideas.

From Project Gutenberg

Up early; and after reading a little in Cicero, I made me ready and to my office, where all the morning very busy.

From Project Gutenberg