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Lycées is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les lycées ("high schools").
MASCULINElycées is the plural of lycée
les lycées — high schools
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How do you say lycées in French?
How do you pronounce lycées in French?
lycées is pronounced /le lise/ in French.
Example sentences
Le lycée moderne que j'ai fréquenté était très grand et bien équipé.
The modern high school that I attended was very large and well-equipped.
Ce lycée prestigieux accueille les meilleurs étudiants du département.
This prestigious high school welcomes the best students in the department.
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Why is it masculine?
Lycées is masculine despite its "-ée" ending. While it does derive from Latin "lyceum" (referring to Aristotle's school), the gender retention is better explained by the fact that French nouns ending in "-ée" can be either masculine or feminine, and "lycée" belongs to a small group of masculine nouns with this ending (similar to "musée," "pied," and "nez" in other forms). The masculine gender was maintained from the Latin neuter form, which typically became masculine in French rather than feminine.
What is the French word for high schools?
The French word for high schools is les lycées — masculine.
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