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lycea

lycea


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  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.