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lesson.

To instruct to teach.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlɛs.ən/[ˈlɛs.n̩]

  1. To instruct to teach.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.

noun/ˈlɛs.ən/[ˈlɛs.n̩]

  1. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

    In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work.

  2. A learning task assigned to a student; homework.

  3. Something learned or to be learned.

    Nature has many lessons to teach to us.

  4. Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.

    I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
    The accident was a good lesson to me.

  5. A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.

    Here endeth the first lesson.

  6. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.

  7. An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.

verb/ˈlɛs.ən/[ˈlɛs.n̩]

  1. To give a lesson to; to teach.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.

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