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Lycea

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.