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lesson
[ les-uhn ]
/ ĖlÉs Én /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to teach; instruct; give a lesson to.
to admonish or reprove.
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Origin of lesson
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lesson
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British Dictionary definitions for lesson
lesson
/ (ĖlÉsÉn) /
noun
verb
(tr) rare to censure or punish
Word Origin for lesson
C13: from Old French leƧon, from Latin lÄctiÅ, from legere to read
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Other Idioms and Phrases with lesson
lesson
see learn one's lesson; teach a lesson.
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