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lesson Definition
lessonnoun 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.
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.