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–noun

1.	an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.

2.	a building for such activities.

3.	(initial capital letter) the gymnasium where Aristotle taught, in ancient Athens.

a lycée.

[Origin: 1570–80; < L Lycéum, Lycīum < Gk Lýkeion place in Athens, so named from the neighboring temple of Apollo; n. use of neut. of lýkeios, epithet of Apollo, variously explained

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n.

A hall in which public lectures, concerts, and similar programs are presented.
An organization sponsoring public programs and entertainment.
A lycée.

[Latin Lycēum, from Greek Lukeion, the school outside Athens where Aristotle taught (335-323 B.C.).]

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lyceum

c.1580, L. version of Gk. lykeion, grove or garden with covered walks near Athens where Aristotle taught, from neut. of Lykeios "wolf-slayer," an epithet of Apollo, whose temple was nearby, from lykos "wolf." Hence, Fr. lycée, name given in France to state-run secondary schools. In England, early 19c., lyceum was the name taken by a number of literary societies; in U.S., after c.1820, it was the name of institutes that sponsored popular lectures in science and literature.

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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]
2.	a public hall for lectures and concerts

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