object lesson

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noun

a practical or concrete illustration of a principle.

Origin of object lesson

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby object lesson

objectivity, objectivize, object language, object lens, objectless, object lesson, object linking and embedding, object-oriented, object-oriented programming, object program, object relationship

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Example sentences from the Web for object lesson

An object-lesson in—might n't one call it the science of Applied Cynicism?
The Cardinal's Snuff-Box|Henry Harland
No object-lesson is more needed in the Celestial Empire than this.
In Kali's Country|Emily Churchill Thompson Sheets
It was an object-lesson for them, a clear illustration of what would happen to them if they ever disobeyed.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930|Various
We had an object-lesson on the advantages of a reputation for being unamiable.
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey

But I still think the object-lesson was well worth a Napoleon.
Ruskin Relics|W. G. Collingwood

British Dictionary definitions for object lesson

object lesson

noun

a convincing demonstration of some principle or ideal

(esp formerly) a lesson in which a material object forms the basis of the teaching and is available to be inspected

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单词	object lesson
释义	object lesson SEE SYNONYMS FOR object lesson ON THESAURUS.COM noun a practical or concrete illustration of a principle. Origin of object lesson First recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby object lesson objectivity, objectivize, object language, object lens, objectless, object lesson, object linking and embedding, object-oriented, object-oriented programming, object program, object relationship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for object lesson An object-lesson in—might n't one call it the science of Applied Cynicism? The Cardinal's Snuff-Box\|Henry Harland No object-lesson is more needed in the Celestial Empire than this. In Kali's Country\|Emily Churchill Thompson Sheets It was an object-lesson for them, a clear illustration of what would happen to them if they ever disobeyed. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930\|Various We had an object-lesson on the advantages of a reputation for being unamiable. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life\|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey But I still think the object-lesson was well worth a Napoleon. Ruskin Relics\|W. G. Collingwood British Dictionary definitions for object lesson object lesson noun a convincing demonstration of some principle or ideal (esp formerly) a lesson in which a material object forms the basis of the teaching and is available to be inspected Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to object lesson example, lesson, proof
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object lesson

noun

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noun

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