Lyceum

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lyceum \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.


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     2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by
        lectures or disquisitions.
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     3. A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the
        university.
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     4. An association for debate and literary improvement.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lyceum
       n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary school
            and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary
            school}, {lycee}, {Gymnasium}, {middle school}]
       2: a public hall for lectures and concerts

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "lyceum":
     Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy,
     amphitheater, arena, assembly hall, auditorium, chapel,
     concert hall, convention hall, dance hall, exhibition hall,
     gallery, grammar school, hall, high, high school,
     intermediate school, junior high, junior high school, lecture hall,
     meetinghouse, middle school, music hall, opera house, prep school,
     preparatory school, public school, secondary school, seminary,
     senior high, senior high school, stadium, theater