Pre-essay
noun
1.
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
2.
anything resembling such a composition:
a picture essay.
3.
an effort to perform or accomplish something; attempt.
4.
Philately. a design for a proposed stamp differing in any way from the design of the stamp as issued.
5.
Obsolete. a tentative effort; trial; assay.
verb (used with object)
6.
to try; attempt.
7.
to put to the test; make trial of.
noun (ˈɛseɪ; for senses 2, 3 also) (ɛˈseɪ)
1.
a short literary composition dealing with a subject analytically or speculatively
2.
an attempt or endeavour; effort
3.
a test or trial
verb (transitive) (ɛˈseɪ)
4.
to attempt or endeavour; try
5.
to test or try out
essay definition
A short piece of writing on one subject, usually presenting the author’s own views. Michel de Montaigne, Francis Bacon, and Ralph Waldo Emerson are celebrated for their essays.
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