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Jan. 11, 2015
Word of the Day

cicerone Audio Pronunciation
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\sis-uh-ROH-nee, chich-uh-; It. chee-che-RAW-ne\
noun
1. a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
Quotes
"Intelligent old girl, I should say, sir," continued the cicerone, regardless of the Doctor's look of disgust…
-- John William DeForest, Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty, 1867
Origin
Cicerone is the accusative form of the name Cicero because a guide was thought to have the knowledge and eloquence of Cicero.
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