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Ciceronian

Ciceronian

9.9
A person who copies or admires Cicero's speech and writing style
  • noun
  • /ˌsɪsəˈroʊniən/
: ciceroniano
  • His admiration for Cicero is evident, as he often refers to himself as a Ciceronian writer.

Examples

  • I, I don't think as a Ciceronian eclectic school, although the two of us could start one, I mean, why not?

  • As a result, his reader is able to give such terms a Platonic, Aristotelian, or even a Ciceronian cast.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Its employment has produced a misidentification of the theory of the sublime as a subspecies of Ciceronian or artist-oriented rhetoric.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Many students in the writing course admire their professor's Ciceronian eloquence during lectures.

  • As a devoted Ciceronian, she often quotes Cicero to emphasize her points in debates.

How Devoted

disciple
128 6.1
Ciceronian
9.9
imitator
8 3.4
follower
180 1.6
admirer
96 2.3

Surface Forms

Ciceronian singular
Ciceroanians plural

Morphology

Ciceronian = Cicero (transparent) = Cicero + ian

The noun can be derived directly from the proper name Cicero with the agentive/adjectival suffix '-ian' to denote a person associated with Cicero.

Etymology

Ciceronian comes from the name Cicero, a well-known Roman speaker and writer, so a 'Ciceronian' is a person who admires or copies his ideas or speaking style.