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lessons

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1les·son 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1lesson
Pronunciation:
\ˈle-sən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French leçon, from Late Latin lection-, lectio, from Latin, act of reading, from legere to read — more at legend
Date:
13th century
1: a passage from sacred writings read in a service of worship2 a: a piece of instruction b: a reading or exercise to be studied by a pupil c: a division of a course of instruction3 a: something learned by study or experience <his years of travel had taught him valuable lessons> b: an instructive example <the lessons of history> c: reprimand


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