cicero

¹ American  

[sis-uh-roh] / ˈsɪs əˌroʊ /

noun

Printing.

plural

ciceros

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.

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Cicero ² American  

[sis-uh-roh] / ˈsɪs əˌroʊ /

noun

1. Marcus Tullius Tully, 106–43 b.c., Roman statesman, orator, and writer.

2. a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.

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cicero ¹ British  

/ ˈsɪsəˌrəʊ /

noun

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

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Cicero ² British  

/ ˈsɪsəˌrəʊ /

noun

1. Formerly known in English as: Tully.  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

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Cicero Cultural  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of cicero

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

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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