A cicerone is a tour guide, named after the Roman statesman Cicero, known for his knowledge and eloquence.
Un cicerone es un guía turístico, nombrado así por el estadista romano Cicerón, conocido por su conocimiento y elocuencia.
| Front | cicerone \sis-uh-RO-nee, chee-che-RO-nee\ |
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| Back | noun A tour guide. [After Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE), the Roman statesman, orator, and writer, who was known for his knowledge and eloquence. He's one of the rare people who have given two eponyms to the English language. Another word coined after his name is ciceronian, meaning marked by ornate language, expansive flow, and forcefulness of expression.] "Could one entirely rely upon a reporter who assured his readers that the people of Valencia in general were perfidious, vindictive, sullen, mistrustful, fickle, treacherous and empty of all good? Laugh with him, certainly, in the hearty old days of political incorrectness, but have reservations about him as a cicerone." |
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