liceo

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Etymology

From French lycée and Italian liceo, both from Latin lyceum, ultimately from Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lúkeion, “Lyceum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈt͡seo/

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• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: li‧ce‧o

Noun

liceo (accusative singular liceon, plural liceoj, accusative plural liceojn)

1. (France, Italy) secondary school, lyceum

   Synonyms: gimnazio, mezlernejo

Hypernyms

• lernejo (“school”)

Meronyms

• liceano

References

ReVo:lice

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈt͡ʃɛ.o/

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• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: li‧cè‧o

Etymology 1

From Latin Lycēum.

Noun

liceo m (plural licei)

1. a type of Italian secondary school/high school focused on the study of humanistic subjects; lyceum

   Hypernyms: (secondary school) scuola secondaria, (high school) scuola superiore

   Hyponyms: (classical lyceum) liceo classico, (scientific lyceum, focused on the study of mathematics and scientific subjects) liceo scientifico, (dated, linguistic lyceum) liceo moderno, (linguistic lyceum, focused on the study of foreign languages) liceo linguistico, (art lyceum, focused on the study of art subjects) liceo artistico

Derived terms

• liceale

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin Lycēus, from Ancient Greek Λύκειος (Lúkeios, of uncertain meaning; possibly “wolf-killing”, “Lycian” or “luminous”), epithet of Apollo.

Adjective

liceo (feminine licea, masculine plural licei, feminine plural licee)

1. (Greek mythology) Lycean (epithet of Apollo)

Anagrams

• Celio, Oicle, celio, celiò, cielo, colei

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Related to liceor and licet.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈlɪ.ke.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈliː.t͡ʃe.o]

Verb

liceō (present infinitive licēre, perfect active licuī, supine licitum); second conjugation, no passive

1. to be for sale

   Synonym: pendeō

2. to have a price; to fetch; to value

Conjugation

   Conjugation of liceō (second conjugation, no passive)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	liceō		licēs		licet		licēmus		licētis		licent
	imperfect	licēbam		licēbās		licēbat		licēbāmus		licēbātis		licēbant
	future	licēbō		licēbis		licēbit		licēbimus		licēbitis		licēbunt
	perfect	licuī		licuistī		licuit		licuimus		licuistis		licuērunt, licuēre
	pluperfect	licueram		licuerās		licuerat		licuerāmus		licuerātis		licuerant
	future perfect	licuerō		licueris		licuerit		licuerimus		licueritis		licuerint
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	liceam		liceās		liceat		liceāmus		liceātis		liceant
	imperfect	licērem		licērēs		licēret		licērēmus		licērētis		licērent
	perfect	licuerim		licuerīs		licuerit		licuerīmus		licuerītis		licuerint
	pluperfect	licuissem		licuissēs		licuisset		licuissēmus		licuissētis		licuissent
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		licē		—		—		licēte		—
	future	—		licētō		licētō		—		licētōte		licentō
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		licēre			—			licēns			—
future		licitūrum esse			—			licitūrus			—
perfect		licuisse			—			—			—
perfect potential		licitūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		licendī		licendō		licendum		licendō		licitum		licitū

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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"). Probably influenced or derived directly from French lycée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈθeo/ [liˈθe.o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /liˈseo/ [liˈse.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: li‧ce‧o

Noun

liceo m (plural liceos)

1. (Latin America) secondary school, high school (in some countries)

   Synonyms: secundaria, escuela secundaria, (Spain) instituto

Further reading

• “liceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• cielo