essay
IPA: ɛsˈeɪ
noun
- (authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
- (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.
- (now rare) An attempt.
- (philately, finance) A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.
verb
- (dated, transitive) To attempt or try.
- (intransitive) To move forth, as into battle.
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Examples of "essay" in Sentences
- I submit the essay on time.
- That is the premise of the essay.
- The title of the essay is irrelevant.
- The essay is not a work of dramaturgy.
- He is the writer of voluminous essays.
- It's an essay, albeit an monitory one.
- Even the title is suggestive of an essay.
- It is an essay on the folly of the fear of death.
- Have you looked at the essay and expository writing articles
- I got into the habit of using the mnemonic, but never got to writing the essay.
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