OBJECTLESSON

object lesson

Noun

  1. a lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus
  2. an example that typifies a principle
  3. a punishment intended as a deterrent to others
  4. Anything used as an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course.
    Let that be an object lesson to him.


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