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ciceroni

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cic⋅e⋅ro⋅ne

  [sis-uh-roh-nee, chich-uh-; It. chee-che-raw-ne]
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–noun, plural -nes, Italian. -ni  [-nee] .
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
Origin:
1720–30; It < L Cicerōnem, acc. of Cicerō Cicero, the guide being thought of as having the knowledge and eloquence of Cicero
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cic·e·ro·ne   (sĭs'ə-rō'nē, chĭch'ə-, chē'chě-rō'ně)   
n.   pl. cic·e·ro·nes or cic·e·ro·ni (-nē)
A guide for sightseers.

[Italian, from Latin Cicerō, Cicerōn-, Marcus Tullius Cicero.]
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