Meaning of LYCEUM
| Pronunciation: | | lI'seeum
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- [n] a public hall for lectures and concerts
- [n] a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
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| | Synonyms: | | Gymnasium, lycee, middle school, secondary school |
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| | See Also: | | academy, composite school, comprehensive school, grammar school, hall, high, high school, highschool, junior high, junior high school, prep school, preparatory school, public school, school, secondary modern school, senior high, senior high school, trade school, vocational school | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ly*ce"um\, n.; pl. E. {Lyceums}, L. {Lycea}. [L. lyceum,
Gr. ?, so named after the neighboring temple of ? ? Apollo
the wolf slayer, prob. fr. ? belonging to a wolf, fr ? wolf.
See {Wolf}.]
1. A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of
Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy.
2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by
lectures or disquisitions.
3. A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the
university.
4. An association for debate and literary improvement.
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| | Related Terms: | | academy, amphitheater, arena, assembly hall, auditorium, chapel, concert hall, convention hall, dance hall, exhibition hall, gallery, grammar school, Gymnasium, hall, high, high school, intermediate school, junior high, junior high school, Latin school, lecture hall, meetinghouse, middle school, music hall, opera house, prep school, preparatory school, public school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, secondary school, seminary, senior high, senior high school, stadium, theater |
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