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Lyceum - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Lyceum : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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