Cicero

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪsəˌrəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Cicero', 'cicero': (sisə rō′)


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Cicero /ˈsɪsəˌrəʊ/ n
  1. 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
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cic•e•ro  (sisə rō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. [Print.]
  1. Printinga Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 in. (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
  • named after the type cast for a 15th-century edition of Cicero's De Oratore

Cic•e•ro  (sisə rō′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Marcus Tul•li•us  (tulē əs),USA pronunciation ("Tully''), 106–43 b.c., Roman statesman, orator, and writer.
  1. Place Namesa city in NE Illinois, near Chicago. 61,232.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cicero /ˈsɪsəˌrəʊ/ n ( pl -ros)
  1. a measure for type that is somewhat larger than the pica
Etymology: 19th Century: 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
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