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Lesson

Lesson Meaning & Definition
Lesson Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lesson?

[n] a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"
[n] a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons"
[n] the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
[n] punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lesson: deterrent example | example | moral | object lesson

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lesson: admonish | admonishment | admonition | alarm | assignment | call down | castigation | caution | caveat | chalk talk | chastening | chastisement | chide | chiding | class | correction | deterrent | deterrent example | discouragement | discourse | disquisition | drill | example | exemplar | exercise | exposition | final notice | final warning | guide | harangue | hint | homework | homily | instruction | lecture | lecture-demonstration | maxim | message | model | monition | moral | moral lesson | morality | moralization | notice | notification | object lesson | objurgation | paragon | practice | preachment | precept | punishment | rating | reading | rebuke | recital | recitation | reprehension | reprimand | reproach | reprobation | reproof | reproval | schooling | scolding | sermon | session | set task | skull session | spanking | study | talk | task | teaching | threat | tick off | tip-off | tutoring | ultimatum | upbraiding | verbum sapienti | warning | warning piece

See Also | admonition | class | course | course of instruction | course of study | dance lesson | education | educational activity | example | exercise | golf lesson | history lesson | import | instruction | language lesson | meaning | monition | music lesson | pedagogy | reading assignment | school assignment | significance | signification | teaching | tennis lesson | warning | word of advice

Lesson In Webster's Dictionary

\Les"son\ (l[e^]s"s'n), n. [OE. lessoun, F. le[,c]on lesson, reading, fr. L. lectio a reading, fr. legere to read, collect. See {Legend}, and cf. {Lection}.] 1. 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. 2. 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 smooth and pleasing lesson.'' --Milton. Emprinteth well this lesson in your mind. --Chaucer. 3. A portion of Scripture read in divine service for instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson. 4. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning. She would give her a lesson for walking so late. --Sir. P. Sidney. 5. (Mus.) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
\Les"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessoned} (-s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessoning}.] To teach; to instruct. --Shak. To rest the weary, and to soothe the sad, Doth lesson happier men, and shame at least the bad. --Byron.

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