A word count is simply that: it's the amount of words you have in the paper. Usually, it's a requirement given in an assignment. For example, a teacher might require a response to be a minimum of 500 words.
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The moral lesson of the story Daedalus and Icarus is that you should always listen to what your elders tell you to do. The basic concept of the story Daedalus and Icarus is that hubris is a bad thing. It could be said that the subtext is that you should always heed the advice of your elders, particularly your parents.