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Definition of Lyceum
1. Noun. A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12.
Generic synonyms: School
Specialized synonyms: Academy, Trade School, Vocational School, High, High School, Highschool, Senior High, Senior High School, Junior High, Junior High School, Prep School, Preparatory School, Public School, Grammar School, Secondary Modern School, Composite School, Comprehensive School
2. Noun. A public hall for lectures and concerts.
Definition of Lyceum
1. n. A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy.
Definition of Lyceum
1. Noun. A public hall designed for lectures or concerts. ¹
2. Noun. (American English) A school at a stage between elementary school and college. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lyceum
1. a hall for public lectures or discussions [n -CEUMS or -CEA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lyceum
Literary usage of Lyceum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Journal of Education (1860)
"1., Branch of the American lyceum."* The formation of this lyceum at Millbury
was closely followed by that of several others in towns in that vicinity, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Hoi- brook dreamed of seeing established in every town and village of the United
States a branch of what is called "The American lyceum," with library and ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"Gringoire,' given at the Prince's Theatre in June 1885, was followed in December
by Wills's version of 'Faust' for the lyceum. In this, as in ' Claudian,' ..."
4. The American Monthly Magazine (1837)
"THE American lyceum, at their Sixth Annual Meeting, adopted a resolution to
celebrate the seventh anniversary in the city of Philadelphia; and authorized ..."
5. The History of Educational Legislation in Ohio from 1803 to 1850 by Edward Alanson Miller (1920)
"Cincinnati lyceum. Morgan Neville, named with 11 others, including Salmon P. ...
Xenia lyceum. OL, XXXII, 8 December 24, 1833. Medina County Athenaeum. ..."
6. American Annals of Education (1837)
"THE American lyceum held its seventh anniversary in Philadelphia, ... We hope
our friends and the friends of the lyceum will pardon us for so doing, ..."
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