lycée
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English
Etymology
From French lycée. Doublet of lyceum.
Noun
lycée (plural lycées)
- A public secondary school in France.
Translations
a public secondary school in France
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French
Etymology
From Latin lyceum, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lúkeion) (the name of a gymnasium, or athletic training facility, near Athens where Aristotle established his school), from Λύκειος ("Lycian" or "wolf-killer").
Pronunciation
Noun
lycée m (plural lycées)
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Further reading
- “lycée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
- “lycée” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.