Ciceronian

[ sis-uh-roh-nee-uhn ]

/ ˌsɪs əˈroʊ ni ən /

adjective

of or relating to Cicero or his writings: the Ciceronian orations.

in the style of Cicero: characterized by melodious language, clarity, and forcefulness of presentation: Ciceronian invective.

noun

a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.

a person who admires or imitates the style of Cicero.

Origin of Ciceronian

1575–85; <Latin Cicerōniānus, equivalent to Cicerōn- (stem of Cicerō) Cicero + -iānus-ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Ciceronian

pseu·do-Cic·e·ro·ni·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Ciceronian

cicatrization, cicatrize, cicely, cicero, cicerone, Ciceronian, Ciceronianism, cichlid, cicisbeism, cicisbeo, ciclopirox olamine

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Example sentences from the Web for Ciceronian

These early documents of studied Tuscan writing are now more precious than his formal Ciceronian imitations.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
He does not take any credit for his own style, which indeed is anything but Ciceronian.
The Makers of Modern Rome|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
But his theory given in the Topica applies to genuine Sokratic fencing, not to the Ciceronian alternation of set speeches.
Aristotle|George Grote
This hardly indicates that it is a dictionary of Ciceronian words, with examples of their proper senses.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam

It is rather a long motto, but it is eminently Ciceronian in its cadence.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Ciceronian

Ciceronian

/ (ˌsɪsəˈrəʊnɪən) /

adjective

of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent

(of literary style) characterized by the use of antithesis and long periods

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单词	ciceronian
释义	Ciceronian [ sis-uh-roh-nee-uhn ] / ˌsɪs əˈroʊ ni ən / adjective of or relating to Cicero or his writings: the Ciceronian orations. in the style of Cicero: characterized by melodious language, clarity, and forcefulness of presentation: Ciceronian invective. noun a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero. a person who admires or imitates the style of Cicero. Origin of Ciceronian 1575–85; <Latin Cicerōniānus, equivalent to Cicerōn- (stem of Cicerō) Cicero + -iānus-ian OTHER WORDS FROM Ciceronian pseu·do-Cic·e·ro·ni·an, adjective, noun Words nearby Ciceronian cicatrization, cicatrize, cicely, cicero, cicerone, Ciceronian, Ciceronianism, cichlid, cicisbeism, cicisbeo, ciclopirox olamine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Ciceronian These early documents of studied Tuscan writing are now more precious than his formal Ciceronian imitations. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds He does not take any credit for his own style, which indeed is anything but Ciceronian. The Makers of Modern Rome\|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant But his theory given in the Topica applies to genuine Sokratic fencing, not to the Ciceronian alternation of set speeches. Aristotle\|George Grote This hardly indicates that it is a dictionary of Ciceronian words, with examples of their proper senses. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1\|Henry Hallam It is rather a long motto, but it is eminently Ciceronian in its cadence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Ciceronian Ciceronian / (ˌsɪsəˈrəʊnɪən) / adjective of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent (of literary style) characterized by the use of antithesis and long periods 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
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