cicero

[sis-uh-roh]

noun, plural cic·e·ros. Printing.

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

Origin of cicero

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

Cicero

[sis-uh-roh]

noun

Marcus Tul·li·us

[tuhl-ee-uh s] /ˈtʌl i əs/, Tully, 106–43 b.c., Roman statesman, orator, and writer.

a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for cicero

Contemporary Examples of cicero

But the Roman orator Cicero felt that Calgacus and the peoples vanquished by Rome were missing a broader point.
War! What Is It Good For? A Lot
Nick Romeo
August 13, 2014
But his conclusion is that Cicero and Kipling got something right.
War! What Is It Good For? A Lot
Nick Romeo
August 13, 2014
It had rained all night and was still drizzling when I headed for the Hawthorne Race Course in suburban Cicero, Illinois.
Chicago’s Running of the Bulls
Hampton Stevens
July 26, 2014
What were your sources for that voice—or voices, because Lincoln is sometimes hick, sometimes Cicero?
Making Lincoln Sexy: Jerome Charyn’s Fictional President
Tom LeClair
March 6, 2014
“Whether you have any news or not, write something,” Cicero implored a friend in Rome while traveling in the provinces.
Social Media is So Old Even the Romans Had It
Nick Romeo
October 25, 2013

Historical Examples of cicero

Besides, how absolute is that praise that Cicero gives of it!
The Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus
No extant writer mentions them older than Cicero and Cornelius Nepos.
Charmides
Plato
Metellus said to Cicero, "Dare you tell your father's name?"
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;
Various
Cicero was of low birth, and Metellus was the son of a licentious woman.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;
Various
For this interesting piece of information we are indebted to Cicero.
The Comic Latin Grammar
Percival Leigh

British Dictionary definitions for cicero

cicero

noun plural -ros

a measure for type that is somewhat larger than the pica

Word Origin for cicero

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

Cicero

noun

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 proseFormerly known in English as: Tully

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cicero in Culture

Cicero

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.