lesson
[ les-uhn ]
/ ˈlɛs ən /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to teach; instruct; give a lesson to.
to admonish or reprove.
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British Dictionary definitions for lesson
lesson
/ (ˈlɛsən) /
noun
verb
(tr) rare to censure or punish
Word Origin for lesson
C13: from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, from legere to read
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Idioms and Phrases with lesson
lesson
see learn one's lesson; teach a lesson.
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