an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.
a building for such activities.
(initial capital letter) the gymnasium where Aristotle taught, in ancient Athens.
a lycée.
a public building for concerts, lectures, etc
a cultural organization responsible for presenting concerts, lectures, etc
another word for lycée
a school and sports ground of ancient Athens: site of Aristotle's discussions with his pupils
the Aristotelian school of philosophy
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
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The play opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in 2001, directed by Jack O’Brien.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025
At the Lyceum, Lincoln urged that the country’s growing mobocratic spirit be replaced by “cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason”; that “reverence for the laws . . . become the political religion of the nation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
Sheffield Theatres is the organisation that runs the Crucible, the Lyceum Theatre, the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse and theatre and arts centre, the Montgomery.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
British theatre has "a serious problem" with the reduction in opportunities, added Brining, who is about to move from Leeds Playhouse to run the Edinburgh Lyceum.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025
By Alexander’s time, the rise of major philosophical schools, such as the Academy and Lyceum in Athens, began to introduce a degree of conformity on cosmological questions.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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