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LYCEE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grammar school
1, record 1, English, grammar%20school
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- secondary school 2, record 1, English, secondary%20school
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Academically oriented secondary schools taking their name originally from the Latin grammar which was the hallmark of their teaching in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. 2, record 1, English, - grammar%20school
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lycée
1, record 1, French, lyc%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- école secondaire 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9cole%20secondaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Establecimientos de enseñanza
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escuela secundaria
1, record 1, Spanish, escuela%20secundaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vocational lycée 1, record 2, English, vocational%20lyc%C3%A9e
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An institution of secondary education providing young people with general technological and vocational training. 2, record 2, English, - vocational%20lyc%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Students in the lycée professionnel [or vocational lycée] will spend two years preparing to earn the Brevet d'Enseignement Professionnel (BEP), which is a general vocational certificate, or a Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP), a more specialized qualification for training in a particular trade. 3, record 2, English, - vocational%20lyc%C3%A9e
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lycée professionnel
1, record 2, French, lyc%C3%A9e%20professionnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- LP 2, record 2, French, LP
masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement d'enseignement secondaire préparant à trois catégories de diplômes professionnels : - les certificats d'aptitude professionnelle (CAP), - les brevets d'études professionnelles (BEP), - les baccalauréats professionnels. 2, record 2, French, - lyc%C3%A9e%20professionnel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-08-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- general and technological lycée 1, record 3, English, general%20and%20technological%20lyc%C3%A9e
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generally, pupils leaving the collège (4 years) are 15 years of age; therefore they must still attend school full-time for at least one more year to satisfy the compulsory schooling requirement. Normally, they do so in a general and technological lycée or a vocational lycée. 2, record 3, English, - general%20and%20technological%20lyc%C3%A9e
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lycée général et technologique
1, record 3, French, lyc%C3%A9e%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20et%20technologique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- LGT 1, record 3, French, LGT
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lycée d’enseignement général et technologique 2, record 3, French, lyc%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Benseignement%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20et%20technologique
masculine noun
- LEGT 3, record 3, French, LEGT
masculine noun
- LEGT 3, record 3, French, LEGT
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement d'enseignement secondaire comprenant des formations étalées sur trois années : seconde, première et terminale, conduisant au baccalauréat et permettant la poursuite d'études supérieures. 2, record 3, French, - lyc%C3%A9e%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20et%20technologique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue : le lycée général (LG), le lycée technologique (LT), le lycée général et technologique (LGT) le (LPO) lycée polyvalent (LG, LT ou LGT ayant une SEP - section d'enseignement professionnel) et le lycée professionnel (LP). 4, record 3, French, - lyc%C3%A9e%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20et%20technologique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lycée : Établissement public d'enseignement (classique, moderne ou technique), donnant l'enseignement long du second degré. 5, record 3, French, - lyc%C3%A9e%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20et%20technologique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lycée
1, record 4, English, lyc%C3%A9e
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
French academic high school. 1, record 4, English, - lyc%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are many types of lycées including: general, technological, general and technological, vocational and comprehensive lycées. 2, record 4, English, - lyc%C3%A9e
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lycée
1, record 4, French, lyc%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement public d'enseignement (classique, moderne ou technique), donnant l'enseignement long du second degré. 2, record 4, French, - lyc%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue : le lycée général (LG), le lycée technologique (LT), le lycée général et technologique (LGT) le (LPO) lycée polyvalent (LG, LT ou LGT ayant une SEP - section d'enseignement professionnel) et le lycée professionnel (LP). 3, record 4, French, - lyc%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-01-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- preparatory school
1, record 5, English, preparatory%20school
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- prep school 2, record 5, English, prep%20school
correct
- college preparatory school 2, record 5, English, college%20preparatory%20school
correct, United States
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a school the purpose of which is the preparation of students for entrance to another educational institution. 3, record 5, English, - preparatory%20school
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
usually refers, in the United States, to a private secondary school preparing students for college. 3, record 5, English, - preparatory%20school
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lycée privé
1, record 5, French, lyc%C3%A9e%20priv%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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