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Meaning of 'lesson'
Meaning of 'lesson' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Lesson 
[ n.]
- Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or
learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be
studied or learned at one time. [ n.]- That which is learned or taught by an express effort; instruction derived from precept, experience, observation, or deduction; a precept; a doctrine; as, to take or give a lesson in drawing.
- A portion of Scripture read in divine service for instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson.
- A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
- An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
2. Lesson [ v. t.]
- To teach; to instruct. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'lesson' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. lesson [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a task assigned for individual study
- a task assigned for individual study
Example in sentence:
- he did the lesson for today
Meaning (2):
- a unit of instruction
- a unit of instruction
Example in sentence:
- he took driving lessons
Meaning (3):
- the significance of a story or event
- the significance of a story or event
Example in sentence:
- the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor
Meaning (4):
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- punishment intended as a warning to others
Example in sentence:
- they decided to make an example of him
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