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lesson Definition


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lesson
noun
    1. An amount taught or learned at one time.
    2. A period of teaching.
      Thesaurus: instruction, lecture, class, exercise, drill.
    3. Instruction in a particular subject given over a period of time.
      Form: lessons
    4. An experience or example which one should take as a warning or encouragement.
      Example: Let that be a lesson to you
    5. A passage from the Bible read during a church service.
Etymology: 16c: from French leçon, from Latin lectio a reading.



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