ly‧ce‧um /laɪˈsiːəm/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: Lyceum school near Athens where the ancient Greek thinker Aristotle taught, from Greek, from lykeios name given to Apollo, Greek god of poetry]
American English old-fashioned a building used for public meetings, concerts, speeches etc
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