essay
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛseɪ
[edit] Etymology
From Middle French essai.
[edit] Noun
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essay (plural essays)
- (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.
- (archaic) An attempt.
- A written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject.
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[edit] Translations
an attempt
written composition
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[edit] Verb
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to essay (third-person singular simple present essays, present participle essaying, simple past and past participle essayed)

