lessons
noun · verb
Form of lesson , plural of lesson.
Simple meaning
A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɛsənz
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Definition
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noun
plural of lesson
A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
plural of lesson
A task assigned for individual study
plural of lesson
A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
verb
third-person singular of lesson
To give a lesson to; to teach.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
Used this way, lessons is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in education or classroom contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Education/classroom
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More ways to use lessons
- “In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work.”noun
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Related Words
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- instructornoun
- teachernoun
- learnedadjective
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- gospelnoun
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