lesson
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(noun) a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today" |
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Related Words: example, exercise, history lesson, reading assignment, recitation, school assignment |
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(noun) a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" |
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Related Words: dance lesson, golf lesson, instruction, language lesson, music lesson, pedagogy, teaching, tennis lesson |
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(noun) the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" |
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Synonyms: moral |
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Related Words: import, meaning, significance, signification |
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(noun) punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" |
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Synonyms: deterrent example, example, object lesson |
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Related Words: admonition, warning, word of advice |
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