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OBJECT LESSON
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Punishment intended as a warning to others
Example:
they decided to make an example of him
Synonyms:
deterrent example; example; lesson; object lesson
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("object lesson" is a kind of...):
admonition; monition; warning; word of advice (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness))
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