'Lyceum' definitions:
Definition of 'lyceum'
(from WordNet)
noun
A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school]
noun
A public hall for lectures and concerts
Definition of 'Lyceum'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by lectures or disquisitions. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the university. [1913 Webster]
- 4. An association for debate and literary improvement. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lyceum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- academy,
- amphitheater,
- arena,
- assembly hall,
- auditorium,
- chapel,
- concert hall,
- convention hall,
- dance hall,
- exhibition hall,
- gallery,
- grammar school,
- Gymnasium,
- hall,
- high,
- high school,
- intermediate school,
- junior high,
- junior high school,
- Latin school,
- lecture hall,
- meetinghouse,
- middle school,
- music hall,
- opera house,
- prep school,
- preparatory school,
- public school,
- Realgymnasium,
- Realschule,
- secondary school,
- seminary,
- senior high,
- senior high school,
- stadium,
- theater