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lyceum
[ lahy-see-uhm ]
noun
- 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.
lyceum
1/ laɪˈsɪəm /
noun
- a public building for concerts, lectures, etc
- a cultural organization responsible for presenting concerts, lectures, etc
- another word for lycée
Lyceum
2/ laɪˈsɪəm /
noun
- a school and sports ground of ancient Athens: site of Aristotle's discussions with his pupils
- the Aristotelian school of philosophy
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Example Sentences
The letters, telephone calls, and fax messages started pouring into the Lyceum.
Among the boxes that arrived at the Lyceum was one bearing a return address I recognized.
And the company is breaking ground on a distillery in September, to be located in an old inn down the street from the lyceum.
Born in 1797, he pursued a course of study at the Lyceum, to which he had obtained a scholarship.
And, if that wish is realised, the lessee of the Lyceum will be one of the happiest men on record.
Moreover, one would think that, as a professor at the Lyceum, he might even have got it gratis.
He fixed upon a place in the Lyceum highly beautified with avenues of trees, where he established his school.
That public opinion has been somewhat conquered, the reception given to women in the lyceum is alone sufficient to show.
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