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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

essay

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Source Word

essay

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɛs.eɪ/

Noun

obsolete archaic

Japanese Meaning

短めの論文、評論文、随筆。 / （古語）試験、実験、検査。 / （現代では稀な用法）試み、挑戦。

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She revised her essay late into the night to clarify her argument and smooth the transitions.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は論旨を明確にし、文のつながりを滑らかにするために、小論文を夜遅くまで推敲した。

Sense（1）

(authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”

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Sense（2）

(obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.

Sense（3）

(now rare) An attempt.

This was Lee's first essay in the kind of offensive-defensive strategy that was to become his hallmark.

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Sense（4）

(philately, finance) A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.

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