Ciceronianism

noun

Cic·​e·​ro·​nian·​ism

-nyəˌ-

plural -s

: imitation of or resemblance to the oratorical or literary style of Cicero especially as practiced or produced by the Ciceronians of the early Renaissance

also : any use of language characteristic of Cicero's writings

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