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[ˈɛseɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a short piece of writing on a particular subject
- an attempt or effort
(e.g: a misjudged essay in job preservation)
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Origin
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late 15th century (as a verb in the sense ‘test the quality of’): alteration of assay, by association with Old French essayer, based on late Latin exagium ‘weighing’, from the base of exigere ‘ascertain, weigh’; the noun (late 16th century) is from Old French essai ‘trial’
[ɛˈseɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- attempt or try
(e.g: Donald essayed a smile)
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Origin
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late 15th century (as a verb in the sense ‘test the quality of’): alteration of assay, by association with Old French essayer, based on late Latin exagium ‘weighing’, from the base of exigere ‘ascertain, weigh’; the noun (late 16th century) is from Old French essai ‘trial’
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