LYCEUM


Meaning of LYCEUM in English

/luy see"euhm/ , n.

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

2. a building for such activities.

3. ( cap. ) the gymnasium where Aristotle taught, in ancient Athens.

4. a lycée.

[ 1570-80; Lyceum, Lycium 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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