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
His pastor called upon him and expressed his gratification and the lyceum increased in popularity as a place to hear him.
From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill
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 Alice Freeman Palmer
The great benefit of the lyceum, to say the least of it, was that the whole conduct of it rested solidly on the men who blended in it and habitually attended it.
From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill
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