Lesson meaning

noun

1. a unit of instruction

   “he took driving lessons”

2. punishment intended as a warning to others

   “they decided to make an example of him”

   Synonymsexampledeterrent exampleobject lesson

3. the significance of a story or event

   “the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor”

   Synonymsmoral

4. a task assigned for individual study

   “he did the lesson for today”