lyceum [ lahy-see-uhm ]
noun
1. an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.
2. a building for such activities.
3. (initial capital letter) the gymnasium where Aristotle taught, in ancient Athens.
4. a lycée.
WORDS RELATED TO LYCEUM
arena, theater, gymnasium, amphitheater, lounge, chamber, church, gallery, auditorium, ballroom, gym, institute, university, organization, association, seminary, salon, casino, mart, armory
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Origin: 1570–80;
The letters, telephone calls, and fax messages started pouring into the Lyceum.
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Among the boxes that arrived at the Lyceum was one bearing a return address I recognized.
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And the company is breaking ground on a distillery in September, to be located in an old inn down the street from the lyceum.
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Born in 1797, he pursued a course of study at the Lyceum, to which he had obtained a scholarship.
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