history lesson
- noun
- /ˈhɪstəri ˈlɛsən/
- The teacher started the class with an engaging history lesson on ancient Egypt.
- give him a history lesson
But first, I'm going to give you a little history lesson.
- But first, I'm going to give you a little history lesson.
- And in my case, well, let me give you a bit of a history lesson.
- And as usual, in the way that we get into these things, we got to start with a lot of context, history lesson.
Examples
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Ali paused to let his history lesson sink in for a moment.
Fiction book (1991) -
Honey Girl, it's time for your history lesson, dear.
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Thank you for the history lesson.
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In the end of this history lesson, I hope you learned two things:
Blog text (8) -
His dad was trying to convince him to take his history lessons about Rome more seriously.
Academic text (2006) -
That's the end of the history lesson.
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Thanks for the history lesson, Midnite.
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I suggest you take an accurate history lesson and maybe brush up on your economics.
Blog text (25) -
The chapter begins with a history lesson on Plato and other philosophers.
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After Kelley taught the history lesson, I presented five related artworks and observed students discussing meanings and connections.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
A period of teaching about one subject
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a lesson about historical facts or events' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'history' (study of past events) with 'lesson' (an instructional session). This simple noun–noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows a basic compositional pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand.
Etymology
The phrase history lesson combines history, meaning stories about the past, and lesson, meaning a time to learn. So it means 'a class or talk that teaches about past events'.