lycee

n.

1.

A French lyceum, or secondary school for students intermediate between elementary school and college, supported by the French government, for preparing students for the university.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lycee - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 Gymnasium, lyceum, middle school, secondary school school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900" academy - a secondary school (usually private) trade school, vocational school - a secondary school teaching the skilled trades high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school, high - a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" junior high, junior high school - a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades prep school, preparatory school - a private secondary school public school - private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition grammar school - a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college secondary modern school - a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education composite school, comprehensive school - a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities