Lȳ-cē'um, n.

(118), n. [Lat. lyceum, Gr. λύκειον, so named after the neighboring temple of Apollo Λύκειος, or the wolf-slayer, fr. λύκειος, belonging to a wolf, from λύκος, wolf.]

1. A place in Greece near the River Ilissus, where Aristotle taught philosophy.
2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by lectures or disquisitions.
3. A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the university.
4. An association for literary improvement.