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The origin of this word, though ultimately back to marcus tullus cicerone, really refers to the cicero in dante's inferno because it is he who guides dante. However, cicero was never a guide in his time but a brilliant orateur.
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really refers to the cicero in dante's inferno because it is he who guides dante
Virgil is Dante's guide through Hell and Purgatory, and Beatrice is his guide in Paradise.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Here they are together at the brink of the flaming abyss. Dante, VirgilBotticelli , round about 1492 made a great series of fantastic drawings to Dante's Divine Comedy. Virgil, throughout the drawings is dressed as a medieval magus. A wonderful table book to spend hours with. Paradise: Beatrice, Dante
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cicerone (sis-uh-RO-nee) noun
A tour guide.
Decidedly a Type-3 where the -2 is "docent"
But it sounds like an after-dinner speaker experiencing some difficulty retaining his spaghetti
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Darn, I was hoping this thread was going to be about Italian pork rinds or pork belly - in Spanish chicharrón also chicharónne, etc.
Merriam Webster even says it may be pronounced similarly: "Pronunciation: \ˌsi-sə-ˈrō-nē, ˌchē-chə-\ ". Don't be surprised if you get a crispy snack when you ask the museum guard for a chē-chə-ˈrō-nē.
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