lycée
Americannoun
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lycées
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of lycée
1860–65; < French < Latin lycēum lyceum
Explanation
A lycee is a high school, particularly one where French is spoken. Before you enroll at the Sorbonne, you need to graduate from your lycee! In France, the lycee (or in French, lycée) is the final part of a student's secondary, pre-college education. Generally this means grades 9 through 12, or the equivalent of high school in the U.S. If you attend an American lycee, it is usually a French immersion school, or one that mixes the use of English and French. Lycee derives from the Greek lykeion, an ancient Athenian grove where Aristotle taught.
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Her father is an engineer; her feminist mother marches in demonstrations against the shah; Marji, an only child, attends French lycée.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
He was sent away by his parents to a prestigious lycée in Paris, but the relationship continued and the pair married when he was 30.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2017
Jarry’s play was developed from sketches assembled by a conspiracy of his fellow students at a French lycée, devoted to the portrayal of their pompous physics teacher as a bizarre zoological specimen.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2015
And unlike the SAT, the bac is the sole factor that determines whether a French student will graduate from lycée; grades and extracurricular activities are not considered.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2014
A French lycée, or a German gymnasium, was not such a pleasant place as Eton or Harrow.
From Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences by George William Erskine Russell
Secondary schools and lycées in green areas will be able to resume all classes from 2 June, but must follow health measures, such a maximum of 15 pupils per class.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2020
Ms. Stern said she attended one of the lycées created by Napoleon.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2015
He dismissed corrupt officials and, in order to provide the government with trained officials, set up lycées, or government-run public schools.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
These lycées were open to male students of all backgrounds.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Under the present rule only German is taught in communal schools, and in the gymnasiums or lycées, two hours a week only being allowed for the teaching of French.
From East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Matilda Betham-Edwards
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