"cicero" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈsɪsəɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ciceros [plural]
Etymology: From its use in Pannartz and Sweynheim's 1467 Roman edition of Cicero's Epistulae ad Familiares ("Letters to My Friends"). Head templates: {{en-noun}} cicero (plural ciceros)
  1. (typography, Continental printing) The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size. Wikipedia link: Pannartz and Sweynheim, cicero (typography) Categories (topical): Printing, Typography Related terms: pica Translations (12-point type): Augustijn (Dutch), cicero (Dutch), mediaan (Dutch), cicero (Finnish), Saint-Augustin (French), cicéro (French), Cicero (German), ciceró (Hungarian), lettura (Italian), pika (Maori), lectura (Spanish), cicero (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cicero-en-noun-YyGvjpv2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: media, publishing, typography

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          "word": "lettura"
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      "sense": "12-point type",
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