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Object lesson

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  1. 1
    A lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus.
  2. 2
    punishment intended as a warning to others wordnet
  3. 3
    An example from real life that explains a principle or teaches a lesson.

    "Vertebrates are limited to two eyes each, but the variations they have played on this plain vanilla starting point are an object lesson in how much can be made from a little."

  4. 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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