- pronunciation:
- le
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n
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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
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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
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related words: |
assignment, class, course |
The words
lesson and
lessen sound alike but have different meanings.