Cicero (Noun)
Meaning 1
A Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The typesetter adjusted the cicero of the headline font to ensure it was proportionate to the body text.
- A cicero was used to measure the height of the lettering in the sign to make sure it conformed to the advertising standards.
- Typographers recommended a maximum cicero size of 24 for comfortable reading in newspaper columns.
- Graphic designers need to specify the cicero for all typography used in visual design elements of publications.
- Printing technicians utilized ciceros as part of the measuring process when testing newly formatted paper documents.