lyceum
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When someone asked about “pét nat” wines—short for pétillant naturel, a trendy sparkling variety—one young techie pulled faces that would trigger expulsion from a Swiss lyceum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
He won his baccalaureate, and for four years taught history at a lyceum in Hanoi.
From Time Magazine Archive
Will the extension 114 system, any better than its decayed predecessor, the old lyceum system, resist the demands of popular audiences and keep itself from slipping out of serious instruction into lively and eloquent entertainment?
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman
Sometimes we had "rough house" which was always followed at the next meeting of the lyceum by a capacity audience.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon
To these graphic pictures of the "lyceum lecturer" we would add one more which was given by Mr. J.W.
From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.
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