a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
"The typesetter adjusted the layout by increasing the font to three points in ciccero, ensuring the headers stood out just enough without overwhelming the body text."
a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
"Students studied Cicero's speeches to learn how the ancient Romans crafted persuasive arguments."
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.
"The typesetter adjusted the font to twelve-point Cicero so the French text matched the width of the English columns perfectly."
The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicerō (106–43 BC).
"The professor introduced Cicero as the greatest Roman orator before analyzing his rhetorical techniques."