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lesson

[les-uhn]

noun

  1. a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject.

    The manual was broken down into 50 lessons.

  2. a part of a book, an exercise, etc., that is assigned to a student for study.

    The lesson for today is on page 22. He worked assiduously at his music lesson.

  3. something to be learned or studied.

    the lessons of the past.

  4. a useful piece of practical wisdom acquired by experience or study.

    That accident certainly taught him a lesson in careful driving.

  5. something from which a person learns or should learn; an instructive example.

    Her faith should serve as a lesson to all of us.

  6. a reproof or punishment intended to teach one better ways.

  7. a portion of Scripture or other sacred writing read or appointed to be read at a divine service; lection; pericope.



verb (used with object)

  1. to teach; instruct; give a lesson to.

  2. to admonish or reprove.

lesson

/ ˈɛə /

noun

    1. a unit, or single period of instruction in a subject; class

      an hour-long music lesson

    2. the content of such a unit

  1. material assigned for individual study

  2. something from which useful knowledge or principles can be learned; example

  3. the principles, knowledge, etc, gained

  4. a reprimand or punishment intended to correct

  5. a portion of Scripture appointed to be read at divine service

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. rare(tr) to censure or punish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lesson1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English lesso(u)n, from Old French çDz, from Latin ŧپō-, stem of ŧپō “a reading”; lection
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lesson1

C13: from Old French çDz, from Latin ŧپō, from legere to read
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He started teaching at the school to give a role model to students, many of whom have never had access to instruments or music lessons.

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"We really want to sure that those lessons remain."

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She hopes that these type of lessons will have an impact for the next generation.

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Daylight Tuesday brought a starkly different scene: volunteers scrubbing graffiti from the exterior of the museum, which highlights the painful lessons of Japanese Americans’ mass incarceration during World War II.

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It would take at least a month of Tuesday lessons to gain enough confidence to ask him to dance.

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