lyceum

Definitions


[lʌɪˈsiːəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the garden at Athens in which Aristotle taught philosophy

- a literary institution, lecture hall, or teaching place


Phrases:

Origin:
via Latin from Greek Lukeion, neuter of Lukeios, epithet of Apollo (from whose neighbouring temple the Lyceum was named)
via Latin from Greek Lukeion, neuter of Lukeios, epithet of Apollo (from whose neighbouring temple the Lyceum was named)




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