Lesson and Precedent

Lesson

Lesson noun - Something assigned to be read or studied.
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Synonyms for Lesson

Precedent and lesson are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Lesson".

Nearby Words: lessoning, lessoned

Precedent

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

Lesson and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lesson" instead a noun "Precedent".

How words are described

good good lesson good precedent
valuable valuable lesson valuable precedent
similar similar lesson similar precedent
direct direct lesson direct precedent
Other adjectives: original, harsh, obvious, actual, entire, real, great, little, horrible, important, new, early, apparent, earlier.
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