Meaning of Cicero | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicerō (106–43 BC).
   uncountable, usually
2. The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.
3. A surname.
   uncountable, usually
4. A number of places in the United States:
   uncountable, usually
5. A town in Cook County, Illinois.
   uncountable, usually
6. A town in Hamilton County, Indiana.
   uncountable, usually
7. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
   uncountable, usually
8. A town in Onondaga County, New York.
   uncountable, usually
9. An extinct town in Defiance County, Ohio.
   uncountable, usually
10. A town and unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
    uncountable, usually

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Examples

“But I perceiue nowe that all red colloured stones are not Rubies, nether is euery one Alexander that hath a stare⟳ in his cheke, al lame men are not Vulcans, nor hooke nosed men Ciceroes, nether each professor a poet.”

““[…] Still, I wish⟳ I knew something of this Sir Cicero; for, to be frank with thee, I have⟳ even foregone my siesta in searching the books in quest of such a man.” “And do they not confirm⟳ every syllable the Signor Smees has said?” “So far from it that I do not even find⟳ the name⟳. It is true, several distinguished orators of that nation are styled English Ciceroes; but then all people do this by way of commendation.””

“He is described as having spoken for nearly an hour with great confidence in a highly declamatory tone, and with studied action, impressing all present⟳ who had ever heard of Cicero or Hortensius with the belief that he had worked himself up into the notion of being one or both of them for the occasion.”

“[…] [Guido] Baccelli once more in elegant and fluent Latin delivered a grand eulogy on Prof. [Rudolf] Virchow, who then likewise replied in fluent Latin. An embrace and a kiss of the two Cicerones concluded the tenth Congress, which as far as the number⟳ of visitors goes surpasses all the previous records; […]”

“Our two Cicerones [son Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor and nephew Quintus Tullius Cicero Minor] are with Dejotarus, but if there ſhould be Occaſion, they can be conveyed to Rhodes. […] ON the 2d of February my Wife and Daughter came to Formiæ, and inform’d me of al your very obliging Behaviour, and good Offices in their Behalf. I am willing they ſhould continue⟳ at Formiæ, together with the two young Cicerones, until we know⟳ whether we are to embrace a ſcandalous Peace or a deſtructive War.”

“He [Marcus Pomponius Dionysius] was tutor to the two young Cicerones [son and nephew of Cicero]. […] The two young Cicerones accompanied their parents, and were placed under the charge of Deiotarus.”

“Leatrice [Cole] is also descended from the Cicero family. […] The Ciceroes owned the Grapeco Bottling Company.”

“All in all, he [Titus Pomponius Atticus] reflected, the two Cicerones [Cicero and brother Quintus Tullius Cicero] had not had happy marriages; they had been obliged to marry⟳ for money, to heiresses. […] The pity of it was that both women loved their Cicerones; they just didn’t know⟳ how to show⟳ it, and were, besides, frugal women who deplored the Ciceronian tendency to spend⟳ money.”

“Former name⟳: Hawthorne”

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