essay
Significado (English)
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- A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
- (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.
- An attempt.
- A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.
Synonyms
literary sketch
tentative assumption
something very small
the whole shooting match
literary composition
literary works
testing and passing
try-out
mental testing
exert oneself
hidden meaning
try for
mental test
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈɛs.eɪ/
Etimoloxía (English)
Since late 16th century, borrowed from Middle French essay, essai (“essay”), meaning coined by Montaigne in the same time, from the same words in earlier meanings 'experiment; assay; attempt', from Old French essay, essai, assay, assai, from Latin exagium (“weight; weighing, testing on the balance”), from exigere + -ium.
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