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Lycīum (less correctly Lycēum , v. Ellendt ad Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 98), i, n., = Λύκειον,
I.a gymnasium very near Athens, in which Aristotle taught, Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 98; id. Ac. 1, 4, 17; id. Div. 1, 13, 22; Liv. 31, 24, 18; Gell. 20, 5, 4.—
II. Transf.
A. The upper gymnasium of Cicero's Tusculan villa, with a library in it, Cic. Div. 1, 5, 8; 2, 3, 8.—
B. A gymnasium of the emperor Hadrian at his Tiburtine villa, Spart. Hadr. 27.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.21
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 31, 24
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.5
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.13
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 20.5.4
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