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Cicerone (/ ˌtʃɪtʃəˈroʊni, ˌsɪsəˈ -/ CHITCH-ə-ROH-nee, SISS-) is an old term for a guide who conducts visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest. The word is presumably taken from Marcus Tullius Cicero, [1] as a type of learning and eloquence.
Noun. In both her garden and her paintings, color is the cicerone that guides Lauter’s audience through emotional journeys fraught with personal iconography and symbolic meditations on life and mortality.
Of the following, the most critical terms for AP Language are: diction, syntax, tone, imagery, figurative language, point-of-view, detail, pacing, shift, connotation, denotation and theme.
cicerone in American English. (ˌsɪsəˈroʊni ; British ˌ tʃɪtʃəˈroʊni ) noun Word forms: plural ˌciceˈroˌnes (ˌsɪsəˈroʊˌniz ) a guide who explains the history and chief features of a place to sightseers.
Sep 1, 2017 · The name cicerone was originally given, in the first half of the 18 th century, to learned Italian antiquarians, whose services were sought by visitors seeking information about the antiquities of a place.
OED's earliest evidence for cicerone is from before 1719, in the writing of Joseph Addison, writer and politician. cicerone is a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian cicerone. See etymology.
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Jul 23, 2024 · cicerone (plural cicerones or ciceroni) A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.
