cicerone (sis-uh-RO-nee) noun A tour guide.
[After Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE), the Roman statesman, orator, and writer, who was known for his knowledge and eloquence. He's one of the rare people who have given two eponyms to the English language. Another word coined after his name is ciceronian, meaning marked by ornate language, expansive flow, and forcefulness of expression.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=cicerone -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Could one entirely rely upon a reporter who assured his readers that the people of Valencia in general were perfidious, vindictive, sullen, mistrustful, fickle, treacherous and empty of all good? Laugh with him, certainly, in the hearty old days of political incorrectness, but have reservations about him as a cicerone." Jan Morris; Travel Lit's Novel Pursuit; The Nation (New York); Oct 6, 1997. Sponsors' messages: Are you settling for Braindrizzles when you really need to Brainstorm? Generate more ideas, better ideas with "Think Better" http://tenkaizen.com Want your culinary products to be reviewed, have a recipe to share? Read book reviews and interviews: http://stutigargblog.blogspot.com ............................................................................ Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. -Roger Miller, musician (1936-1992) Discuss this week's words on our bulletin board: http://wordsmith.org/board Remove, change address, gift subs: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/cicerone.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/cicerone.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/cicerone.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
