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essay
noun
a
short
piece
of
writing
that
gives
the
writer
’
s
ideas
or
arguments
about
a
particular
subject
•
For
homework
,
we
had
to
write
a
500-word
essay
on
our
favorite
historical
figure
.
For
homework
,
we
had
to
write
a
500-word
essay
on
our
favorite
historical
figure
.
•
Maria
read
her
winning
essay
aloud
to
the
whole
class
.
Maria
read
her
winning
essay
aloud
to
the
whole
class
.
Borrowed
from
Middle
French
essai
“
trial
,
attempt
,
piece
of
writing
,”
from
Latin
exagium
“
weighing
.”
First
used
in
English
in
the
late
16th
century
to
describe
short
prose
works
by
Francis
Bacon
and
Michel
de
Montaigne
.
noun
a
try
or
attempt
at
doing
something
,
especially
something
new
or
difficult
(
literary
)
•
His
first
essay
at
skiing
ended
with
a
gentle
tumble
into
the
snow
.
His
first
essay
at
skiing
ended
with
a
gentle
tumble
into
the
snow
.
•
The
inventor
’
s
bold
essay
into
flight
captured
the
nation
’
s
imagination
.
The
inventor
’
s
bold
essay
into
flight
captured
the
nation
’
s
imagination
.
verb
to
try
or
attempt
something
,
especially
something
difficult
or
unfamiliar
(
formal
)
•
She
decided
to
essay
a
new
recipe
she
had
just
seen
online
.
She
decided
to
essay
a
new
recipe
she
had
just
seen
online
.
•
The
actor
will
essay
the
role
of
Hamlet
for
the
first
time
next
month
.
The
actor
will
essay
the
role
of
Hamlet
for
the
first
time
next
month
.