Definition of "lyceum" []

• A hall in which public lectures, concerts, and similar programs are presented. (noun)
• An organization sponsoring public programs and entertainment. (noun)
• A lycée. (noun)

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• "The term "lyceum" - then and now - refers to a concept traced back to ancient Greece and gatherings in an Athens garden with Aristotle to debate issues of the day."
• "The president of the lyceum was a sensible young man who, after graduating at Ann Arbor, decided, instead of starving at the law, to work with his hands and brains at the same time."
• "To signify the difference between her school and others, she dropped the word "lyceum" as Spiritualist schools were generally known and named hers the "First Spiritual Progressive School.""