lesson

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛs.ən/, [ˈlɛs.n̩] Homophone: lessen Hyphenation: les‧son Rhymes: -ɛsən === Verb === lesson (third-person singular simple present lessons, present participle lessoning, simple past and past participle lessoned) (archaic) To instruct to teach. === Noun === lesson (plural lessons) A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. A learning task assigned to a student; homework. Something learned or to be learned. Something that serves as a warning or encouragement. A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning. (music) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study. ==== Synonyms ==== lear (religious reading): lection ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === lesson (third-person singular simple present lessons, present participle lessoning, simple past and past participle lessoned) To give a lesson to; to teach. ==== Translations ==== === See also === lesson on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Lesson in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === Elsons, Slones, no less, nosels, nosles, solens == Middle English == === Noun === lesson alternative form of lessoun