lyceum
Americannoun
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an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.
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a building for such activities.
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(initial capital letter) the gymnasium where Aristotle taught, in ancient Athens.
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a lycée.
noun
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a public building for concerts, lectures, etc
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a cultural organization responsible for presenting concerts, lectures, etc
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another word for lycée
noun
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a school and sports ground of ancient Athens: site of Aristotle's discussions with his pupils
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the Aristotelian school of philosophy
Etymology
Origin of lyceum
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin Lycēum, Lycīum, from Greek Lýkeion place in Athens, so named from the neighboring temple of Apollo; noun use of neuter of lýkeios, epithet of Apollo, variously explained
Example Sentences
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He won his baccalaureate, and for four years taught history at a lyceum in Hanoi.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the facile ease of a lyceum lecturer, Evita Per�n delved into the ancient authors.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were exclusive, they smothered the lyceum, displaced the lecture, hushed elocution.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon
To these graphic pictures of the "lyceum lecturer" we would add one more which was given by Mr. J.W.
From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.
There were held the singing schools, and the lyceum of long ago; also several fall terms of high schools; among the teachers were Mark Bailey, William E. Bunten, and Henry M. Putney.
From Sketch of Dunbarton, New Hampshire by Mills, Ella
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