lesson
/ˈlesən/ noun [C]Definition
SCHOOL › a period of time when a teacher teaches people: The best way to improve your game is to take lessons. She gives French lessons. Lessons start at 9 a.m.
EXPERIENCE › an experience which teaches you how to behave better in a similar situation in the future: My parents made me pay back all the money, and it was a lesson I never forgot.
(Definition of lesson noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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