Lyceum definition
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Origin of lyceum
- Latin Lycēum from Greek Lukeion the name of a grove with athletic training grounds near Athens in which Aristotle taught from Lukeios epithet of Apollo (to whom the grove was sacred), of unknown meaning
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lukeion) (the name of a gymnasium, or athletic training facility, near Athens where Aristotle established his school), from Λύκειος ("Lycian" or "wolf-killer").
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