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lesson
- /ˈlɛs.ən/
- [ˈlɛs.n̩]
Sounds like lessen · Rhymes with -ɛsən
Where it 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 lessons · lessoning · lessoned
- To instruct to teach. And you, my sister—you, who lesson me on endurance, your cheek is pale, and your step languid; even with you, how much has life lost its interest!
noun lessons
- 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.
- A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
- Something learned or to be learned. Nature has many lessons to teach to us.
- Something that serves as a warning or encouragement. I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
- A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service. Here endeth the first lesson.
- A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning. She would give her a lesson for walking so late.
- An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
Similar: lear
verb lessons · lessoning · lessoned
- To give a lesson to; to teach. her owne daughter Pleasure, to whom shee Made her companion, and her lessoned In all the lore of loue, and goodly womanhead.
