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les·son

lesson

 
 
pronunciation:
le sn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: If someone gives you a lesson, they teach you something for a period of time, such as an hour or half hour. A lesson is also the thing or things that someone wants you to learn.
Emily is learning to play the violin and has a lesson every Thursday.Paul's teacher gave the class a lesson in how to use a dictionary today.
 
similar words:
exercise, material, task
definition 2: A lesson is an experience that teaches you something important for your life.
Losing all my money trying to win prizes at the county fair was a lesson for me. It taught me that if something seems too easy, it's probably just made to look easy and really isn't.
similar words:
experience
Homophone Note
The words lesson and lessen sound alike but have different meanings.
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