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lesson

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈɫɛsən// UK //lˈɛsən// les·son Archaic General-service

n. a period of time when you learn something with a teacher. It can also be an experience that teaches you something important for the future.

n. a period of instruction or a specific unit of learning, typically guided by a teacher or tutor. It may also refer to a moral or practical truth learned through experience.


SIMPLE

I have a piano lesson every Tuesday afternoon.

CONTEXTUAL

The music teacher prepared a special lesson to help the students understand complex rhythms.

COMPLEX

While the technical exercises were demanding, the most valuable lesson the young violinist learned was the importance of emotional expression during a live performance.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.

Usage

Often takes the prepositions 'in' or 'on' when referring to a subject, such as 'a lesson in history' or 'a lesson on grammar'.

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