A2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
liceo
high school (academic type, ages 14–19)
Looks like
lycée (French) / lyceum
lyceum = a hall for public lectures (archaic in British English)
⚠️ The trap
'Liceo' in Italy is a specific type of academic secondary school (classical, scientific, artistic, linguistic). In English 'lyceum' is archaic for a public lecture hall. Don't translate 'liceo' as 'lyceum' — say 'high school' or specify the type.
To say "lyceum = a hall for public lectures (archaic in British English)" in Italian:
liceo (high school)
"liceo" in English means:
high school (academic type, ages 14–19)
Example
"Ho frequentato il liceo classico."
"I attended the classical high school."
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