lycée
noun
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
lycées
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pluralof lycée.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
His cousin, the poet André Chénier, got him an appointment to one of the lycées, or high-schools, established by Napoleon; but his grandmother would not hear of his "wearing Bonaparte's livery."
From France in the Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Latimer
