Associations to the word «Lyceum»

Wiktionary

LYCEUM, noun. A public hall designed for lectures or concerts.
LYCEUM, noun. (US) A school at a stage between elementary school and college.

Dictionary definition

LYCEUM, noun. A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12.
LYCEUM, noun. A public hall for lectures and concerts.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats