Word of the Day: Lyceum.
NOUN
1. A literary institution, lecture hall, or teaching place.
Example Sentences.
1. "Sandra absorbed more knowledge from the lectures at the lyceum than by just reading books on the same topics."
2. "The lyceum circuit featured speakers on topics including T.S. Eliot and James Joyce."
3. "Rick was thrilled when he toured the lyceum at his new university."
Word Origin.
Greek, early 19th century
This word takes its definition from the original Lyceum in Athens, the garden in which the philosopher Aristotle taught. The legendary teaching place was named after the nearby temple of Apollo Lyceus, one of the Olympian deities.
NOUN
1. A literary institution, lecture hall, or teaching place.
Example Sentences.
1. "Sandra absorbed more knowledge from the lectures at the lyceum than by just reading books on the same topics."
2. "The lyceum circuit featured speakers on topics including T.S. Eliot and James Joyce."
3. "Rick was thrilled when he toured the lyceum at his new university."
Word Origin.
Greek, early 19th century
This word takes its definition from the original Lyceum in Athens, the garden in which the philosopher Aristotle taught. The legendary teaching place was named after the nearby temple of Apollo Lyceus, one of the Olympian deities.
Word of the Day: Lyceum.
NOUN
1. A literary institution, lecture hall, or teaching place.
Example Sentences.
1. "Sandra absorbed more knowledge from the lectures at the lyceum than by just reading books on the same topics."
2. "The lyceum circuit featured speakers on topics including T.S. Eliot and James Joyce."
3. "Rick was thrilled when he toured the lyceum at his new university."
Word Origin.
Greek, early 19th century
This word takes its definition from the original Lyceum in Athens, the garden in which the philosopher Aristotle taught. The legendary teaching place was named after the nearby temple of Apollo Lyceus, one of the Olympian deities.
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