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a practical or concrete illustration of a principle.[1825-35]
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object lesson
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Object lesson — Object Ob ject ([o^]b j[e^]kt), n. [L. objectus. See {Object}, v. t.] 1. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
object lesson — An object lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English abject lesson is used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
object lesson — object lessons N COUNT: oft N on/in n If you describe an action, event, or situation as an object lesson, you think that it demonstrates the correct way to do something, or that it demonstrates the truth of a particular principle. It was an… … English dictionary
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object lesson — index admonition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
object lesson — ► NOUN ▪ a striking practical example of a principle or ideal … English terms dictionary
object lesson — n. an actual or practical demonstration or exemplification of some principle … English World dictionary
object lesson — noun punishment intended as a warning to others they decided to make an example of him • Syn: ↑example, ↑deterrent example, ↑lesson • Derivationally related forms: ↑exemplary (for: ↑exampl … Useful english dictionary
Object lesson — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Object lesson (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on object lesson instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/object lesson … Wikipedia
object lesson — UK [ˈɒbdʒekt ˌles(ə)n] / US [ˈɑbdʒekt ˌles(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms object lesson : singular object lesson plural object lessons an event or situation that is a very good example of a particular principle or of how something should be… … English dictionary
object lesson — noun a) a lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus Let that be an object lesson to him. b) an example that typifies a principle … Wiktionary
