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Noun: lyceum  lI'see-um or lI-see-um
  1. A public hall for lectures and concerts
    "The town's new lyceum hosted a series of educational talks"
     
  2. A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
    "She taught mathematics at the local lyceum";
    - secondary school, lycée, Gymnasium, middle school

Derived forms: lyceums

Type of: hall, school

Encyclopedia: Lyceum, The