lesson — [[t]le̱s(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ lessons 1) N COUNT A lesson is a fixed period of time when people are taught about a particular subject or taught how to do something. It would be his last French lesson for months... Johanna took piano lessons. 2) N COUNT:… … English dictionary
Lesson — Les son (l[e^]s s n), n. [OE. lessoun, F. le[,c]on lesson, reading, fr. L. lectio a reading, fr. legere to read, collect. See {Legend}, and cf. {Lection}.] 1. Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lesson — [les′ən] n. [ME lessoun < OFr leçon < L lectio, a reading, hence text, lesson < pp. of legere, to read: see LOGIC] 1. something to be learned; specif., a) an exercise or assignment that a student is to prepare or learn within a given… … English World dictionary
lesson — (n.) early 13c., a reading aloud from the Bible, also something to be learned by a student, from O.Fr. leçon, from L. lectionem (nom. lectio) a reading, noun of action from pp. stem of legere to read (see LECTURE (Cf. lecture) (n.)). Transferred… … Etymology dictionary
lesson — ► NOUN 1) a period of learning or teaching. 2) a thing learned. 3) a thing that serves as a warning or encouragement. 4) a passage from the Bible read aloud during a church service. ORIGIN Old French leçon, from Latin legere read … English terms dictionary
lesson — noun 1 period of teaching or learning ADJECTIVE ▪ good, interesting ▪ boring ▪ individual ▪ private ▪ driving … Collocations dictionary
lesson — les|son [ lesn ] noun count *** 1. ) a period of time in which someone is taught a skill: a driving/dancing/swimming lesson She s taking French lessons from a private tutor. a ) MAINLY BRITISH a class in school on a particular subject 2. ) a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lesson — les|son W3S2 [ˈlesən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(learning a skill)¦ 2¦(in school)¦ 3¦(experience)¦ 4¦(book)¦ 5¦(church)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: leçon, from Latin lectio act of reading , from legere; … Dictionary of contemporary English
lesson — /ˈlɛsən / (say lesuhn) noun 1. something to be learned or studied. 2. a part of a book or the like assigned to a pupil for study: the lesson for today is on page 22. 3. a length of time during which a pupil or class studies one subject. 4. a… …
Learned Hand — Infobox Judge name = Learned Hand imagesize = caption = office = Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit termstart = 1924 termend = 1961 nominator = Calvin Coolidge appointer = predecessor = Julius Marshuetz Mayer birthdate … Wikipedia
