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lessen (LES uhn) (verb)
To make smaller or to reduce, to diminish: The medication the doctor gave Mable will lessen the pain of her sprained ankle.
lesson (LES uhn) (noun)
1. An excerpt from sacred writings read as part of a religious service or ceremony: The child read the lesson for the morning in a clear voice.
2. An assignment, exercise, or task to be studied and learned by a pupil: It is time for Billy to practice his music lesson.
2. An assignment, exercise, or task to be studied and learned by a pupil: It is time for Billy to practice his music lesson.
The teacher wanted to decrease the content of her next class presentation; so, she told her students that she will lessen the next lesson.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group L; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
(page 3)
lesson
1. A period of time spent teaching or learning a subject.
2. Some useful knowledge or sense that results from direct experience.
3. The underlying sense is “something to read or listen to”.
2. Some useful knowledge or sense that results from direct experience.
3. The underlying sense is “something to read or listen to”.
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legi-, -leg-, -ligi-, -lig-, -lect-, -lectic, -lection
(page 6)