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lesson

n. a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"

lesson

n. a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons"

moral

n. the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

example, deterrent example, object lesson

n. punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

assignment, duty assignment

n. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"

reading, meter reading

n. the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"

use, usage, employment, exercise, utilization, utilisation

n. the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

practice, practise, pattern

n. a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

model, modelling, modeling

n. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

news

n. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

intelligence, word, news, tidings

n. new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

saw, proverb, adage, byword

n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

quip, epigram

n. a witty saying

axiom, maxim

n. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

assignment

n. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

principle, precept

n. rule of personal conduct

subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

wind, lead, steer, hint, tip, confidential information

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

practice, practise, pattern

n. a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

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