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
Resigning his commission in 1818, he was successively engaged as teacher in the gymnasium at Augsburg and in the progymnasium and lyceum at Landshut.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
The outstanding feature of the lyceum was the report of the critic.
From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill
A. Jonas, Quincy, same date: H. Greeley delivered a lecture before our lyceum last evening—a large crowd to hear him.
From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by Horace White
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