noun
lyceum
Lyceum (noun) means a public building used for talks, readings or concerts.
noun
1
A public building used for talks, readings or concerts.
2
A type of secondary school, especially in Europe, between primary school and university.
"We burst out laughing. She told me that one of her teachers at the "lyceum" used to say that whenever any of the students got up to anything."
— Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay (2021)
3
A group set up to encourage learning and literature.
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Etymology
From Latin Lyceum, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lúkeion) (the name of a gymnasium, or athletic training facility, near Athens where Aristotle established his school), from Λύκειος, from Proto-Greek *λύκη), "light." The meaning of the epithet "Lyceus" later became associated with Apollo's mother Leto, who was the patron goddess of Lycia (Λυκία) and who was identified with the wolf (λύκος). Doublet of lycée and Lyceum.
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gymnasium
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What is the meaning of lyceum?
"lyceum" (noun) means a public building used for talks, readings or concerts.
What is another word for lyceum?
Other words for "lyceum" include lycee, gymnasium.
What are the different meanings of lyceum?
"lyceum" has 3 main meanings: 1. A public building used for talks, readings or concerts; 2. A type of secondary school, especially in Europe, between primary school and university; 3. A group set up to encourage learning and literature.
