lyceum

Meaning

1. (historical) A public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.
2. (US, historical) A school, especially European, at a stage between elementary school and college, a lycée.
3. An association for literary improvement.

Synonyms

lycee

college

middle school

secondary school

Gymnasium

grammar school

Lyceum

litchi

lychee

lecture hall

Translations

lycée

liceo

λύκειο

lyceum

liceo

lise

liceu

circolo culturale

Vortragssaal

Lyzeum

liceu

Lehrstätte

collège

σχολείο μέσης εκπαίδευσης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laɪˈsiːəm/

Etymology

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.