B1🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
liceo
high school (ages 14-19, academically oriented)
Looks like
lyceum
a hall for public lectures (archaic/formal)
⚠️ The trap
The Italian 'liceo' is a specific type of secondary school, not a lecture hall. Types include: liceo classico (classical), liceo scientifico (scientific), liceo artistico (arts).
To say "a hall for public lectures (archaic/formal)" in Italian:
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"liceo" in English means:
high school (ages 14-19, academically oriented)
Example
"Mia figlia frequenta il liceo classico — studia latino e greco."
"My daughter attends a classical high school — she studies Latin and Greek."
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