[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"lesson"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" [*]punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/example]example[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/deterrent example]deterrent example[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/object lesson]object lesson[/URL]] [*]the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/moral]moral[/URL]] [*]a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today" [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/lesson]http://www.word.sc/lesson[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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