What does object lesson mean?

Definitions for object lesson
ob·ject les·son

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. example, deterrent example, lesson, object lessonnoun

    punishment intended as a warning to others

    "they decided to make an example of him"

Wiktionary

  1. object lessonnoun

    a lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus

  2. object lessonnoun

    an example that typifies a principle

  3. object lessonnoun

    a punishment intended as a deterrent to others

  4. object lessonnoun

    Anything used 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.

Wikipedia

  1. Object lesson

    An object lesson is a teaching method that consists of using a physical object or visual aid as a discussion piece for a lesson. Object lesson teaching assumes that material things have the potential to convey information.

ChatGPT

  1. object lesson

    An object lesson is a concrete, real-world example or practical demonstration of a principle or concept, intended to illustrate or teach a moral or instructional lesson. It is often used in an educational context where tangible teaching aids or real-life situations are used to better explain or reinforce a certain idea or lesson.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of object lesson in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of object lesson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of object lesson in a Sentence

  1. Simon Chadwick:

    The divisive way in which boxing has developed is an object lesson in how not to effectively address the importance of organization, governance and commercial change, football faces intense competition from many other sports around the world and the last thing the sport needs is for a fragmentation of power, agreements and markets.

  2. Sir Walter Besant:

    If you must hold yourself up to your children, hold yourself up as an object lesson and not as an example.

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