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object lesson
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object lesson
(noun)
object lesson
noun
plural
object lessons
object lesson
noun
plural
object lessons
Britannica Dictionary definition of OBJECT LESSON
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an example from real life that teaches a lesson or explains something
His life story is an
object lesson
in how not to run a business.
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