Meaning of cicero

cic•e•ro

Pronunciation: (sis'u-rō"), [key]

— pl. -ros.

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

Cic•e•ro

Pronunciation: (sis'u-rō"), [key]

— n.

(“Tully”), 106–43 b.c., Roman statesman, orator, and writer.
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago. 61,232.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

cicero (Thesaurus)

cicely cicerone

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