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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiōnem; according to the Trésor de la Langue Française, the Old French was an (early) borrowing from the Latin, making it a semi-learned term.
Pronunciation
Noun
leçon f (plural leçons)
- lesson
2018, Zaz, Si c'était à refaire:[J’ai] pas de leçons à donner, juste mon histoire à raconter.- I don't have any lessons to give, just my story to tell.
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Old French
Etymology
From Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem, possibly an early semi-learned borrowing (the standard inherited form would be *leiçon, *loiçon). See also the doublet lection.
Pronunciation
Noun
leçon oblique singular, f (oblique plural leçons, nominative singular leçon, nominative plural leçons)
- reading
- story; tale
- piece of information
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