"Ciceronianism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ciceronianisms [plural]
Etymology: From Ciceronian + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Ciceronian|ism}} Ciceronian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Ciceronianism (countable and uncountable, plural Ciceronianisms)
  1. (uncountable) Imitation of, or resemblance to, the literary style or actions of Cicero. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Ciceronianism-en-noun-DciWpe4A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (countable) A Ciceronian phrase or expression. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Ciceronianism-en-noun-swOccsd~

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