ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩ ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ əɡˈzæmpl̩ ˈlɛsn̩ ˈmɒɹəl ˈmɔɹəl a task assigned for individual study he did the lesson for today a unit of instruction he took driving lessons the significance of a story or event the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor punishment intended as a warning to others they decided to make an example of him