lyceum

Noun

1. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by lectures or disquisitions.
2. An association for debate and literary improvement.
3. Historical, United States: A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the university.
4. Historical: A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy.

Pronunciations

• /laɪˈsiːəm/

Origin

From Ancient Greek Lúkeion (the name of a gymnasium near Athens where Aristotle established his school), from Lycian or “wolf-killer”.

References

• lyceum in Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
• lyceum at Wiktionary