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essay
[ noun es-ey es-ey, e-sey verb e-sey ]
noun
- a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
- anything resembling such a composition:
a picture essay.
- an effort to perform or accomplish something; attempt.
- Philately. a design for a proposed stamp differing in any way from the design of the stamp as issued.
- Obsolete. a tentative effort; trial; assay.
verb (used with object)
- to try; attempt.
- to put to the test; make trial of.
essay
noun
- a short literary composition dealing with a subject analytically or speculatively
- an attempt or endeavour; effort
- a test or trial
verb
- to attempt or endeavour; try
- to test or try out
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð²õ·²õ²¹²âİù noun
- ±è°ù±ðe²õ·²õ²¹²â verb (used without object)
- ³Ü²Ôe²õ·²õ²¹²â±ð»å adjective
- ·É±ð±ô±ô-±ð²õ·²õ²¹²â±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of essay1
C15: from Old French essaier to attempt, from essai an attempt, from Late Latin exagium a weighing, from Latin agere to do, compel, influenced by exigere to investigate
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Was there a glaring issue with his essay?
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Their essay “The Left Needs Media That Competes — and Wins†merits being quoted at length.
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In his January essay “Why is Trump coverage so feeble?†journalist and media watchdog Dan Froomkin summarizes the news media’s choice to fail:
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Opponents of diversity statements argue the essays encourage scholars who apply for jobs to shift their focus away from academic achievement.
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She had been assigned to write the accompanying text for a photo essay about the neighborhood, and got “very nerdy†about its history.
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