lesson
A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
Noun 4 meanings
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!”
Verb 1 meaning
To give a lesson to; to teach.
Etymology
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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LESSON at a glance
LESSON has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (L 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,113 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with lesson
All rhymesOne letter away
- LESSEN6
- LESION6
- LESSOR6
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