Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lyceum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lyceum \Ly*ce"um\, n.; pl. E. {Lyceums}, L. {Lycea}. [L. lyceum,
Gr. ?, so named after the neighboring temple of ? ? Apollo
the wolf slayer, prob. fr. ? belonging to a wolf, fr ? wolf.
See {Wolf}.]
1. A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of
Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy.
2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by
lectures or disquisitions.
3. A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the
university.
4. An association for debate and literary improvement.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lyceum
n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary school
and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary
school}, {lycee}, {Gymnasium}, {middle school}]
2: a public hall for lectures and concerts
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