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  • 1Lesson — A lesson is a structured period of time where learning is intended to occur. It involves one or more students (also called pupils or learners in some circumstances) being taught by a teacher or instructor. A lesson may be either one section of a… …

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  • 2lesson */*/*/ — UK [ˈles(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms lesson : singular lesson plural lessons 1) a) a period of time in which students are taught about a subject in school. The usual American word is class a French/English/maths/history lesson I d like… …

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  • 3lesson — 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

  • 4lesson — /les euhn/, n. 1. a section into which a course of study is divided, esp. a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject: The manual was broken down into 50 lessons. 2. a part of a book, an exercise, etc., that is assigned to a… …

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  • 5lesson — les•son [[t]ˈlɛs ən[/t]] n. 1) a section into which a course of study is divided, esp. a single, continuous session of instruction: to take driving lessons[/ex] 2) a unit of a book, an exercise, etc., that is assigned to a student for study 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 6Lesson — 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 …

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  • 7lesson — 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

  • 8lesson — [[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:… …

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  • 9lesson — / lesFn/ noun (C) 1 LEARNING A SKILL a period of time in which someone is taught a particular skill, for example how to play a musical instrument or drive a car: piano lessons | take lessons: She s started taking driving lessons. (+ on/in):… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10Lesson plan — A lesson plan is a teacher s detailed description of the course of instruction for an individual lesson. While there are many formats for a lesson plan, most lesson plans contain some or all of these elements, typically in this order: *the title… …

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