object lesson
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object lesson
noun object lessons
- A lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus.
- An example from real life that explains a principle or teaches a lesson. Vertebrates are limited to two eyes each, but the variations they have played on this plain vanilla starting point are an object lesson in how much can be made from a little.
- Anything used as an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course. Let that be an object lesson to him.
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noun lesson taught using an object as a focus
| Français | lesson de choses |
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| Deutsch | Anschauungsunterricht |
noun example from real life
| Français | illustration, exemple pratique |
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noun anything used as an example which serves to warn others
| Français | démonstration pratique |
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| Deutsch | Lehrstück |
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title = {object lesson},
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