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Essay Short Piece Writing Subject Written Essayed Noun

word essay
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noun
An essay is a short piece of writing on one particular subject written by a student .
We asked Jason to write an essay about his hometown and about his place in it.
An essay is a short piece of writing on one particular subject that is written by a writer for publication .
...Thomas Malthus's essay on population.
verb
If you essay something, you try to do it.
Sinclair essayed a smile but it could hardly have been rated as a success.
His first essay in running a company was a notoriously tough undertaking.
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