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[Noun] | "es*say" | \ ˈe-ˌsā \
1: an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view
2: something resembling such a composition
3: effort, attempt; especially : an initial tentative effort
Origin: 14th century ;
Middle French essai, ultimately from Late Latin exagium act of weighing, from Latin ex- + agere to drive {mat|agent|};
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[Noun] | "essay question"
1: an examination question that requires an answer in a sentence, paragraph, or short composition
Origin: 1947 ;
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[Noun] | "pho*to-es*say" | \ ˈfō-tō-ˌe-ˌsā \
1: a group of photographs (as in a book or magazine) arranged to explore a theme or tell a story
Origin: 1944 ;
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[Verb] | "es*say" | \ e-ˈsā \
1: to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform : try
2: to put to a test
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[Noun] | "essay"
1: a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view;
* e.g., " ... school essays on what it means to be a patriot "
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2: an effort to do or accomplish something;
* e.g., " ... my first essay at baking a cake did not go well "
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3: a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty;
* e.g., " ... a little homemade essay to determine the easiest way to strip the paint from the bookcase "
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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# 1 - { essay:422661 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: useless work used to torture billions of kids in this world
* e.g., ... Jimmy had to do his long essay instead of playing outside with his friends.
# 2 - { essay:5538057 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: what you are probably avoiding doing by being on this website in the first place
* e.g., ... essay? nah. ummm, lets seeee... Urban dictionary!
# 3 - { essay:5560452 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: Something that my english teacher didn't teach me.
* e.g., ... I have to do this tomorrow. I'm totally fucked now. Thanks a lot, Mrs. smoking pot Dunn-Peters for not teaching me about essays.
# 4 - { essay:4469836 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: assigned by teachers as a form of torture viewed as acceptable by society. Complaining to the teacher about the work it entails it wrong, but said teacher is allowed to bitch and moan about grading it as long as he/she pleases.
* e.g., ... Yesterday Mrs. Bitchstein assigned us a 5 page essay to do overnight. Today she complained about grading it over the weekend. What a hypocrite.
# 5 - { essay:3421497 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: the bane of my existence
* e.g., ... The only thing worse than an essay is being mauled by a bear.
# 6 - { essay:3961696 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: a long, written, assignment that could have been explained in two or three sentences.
* e.g., ... billy said: "instead of writing an essay on the brain i wrote this, 'the brain in the nervous center of the body. without it we would not be able to do things like breathe. it works by sending electric impulses to the muscles in your body...the end'"
((of course he got a F+))
# 7 - { essay:5887144 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: What you should probably be working on right now. See also: homework
* e.g., ... Hmm, what can I possibly do to further my procrastination? I know! Look up the word "essay" on UD!
# 8 - { essay:1481061 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: How a moron spells ese.
* e.g., ... An essay is something you write for school, not a Mexican.
# 9 - { essay:1624328 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: a waste of time that MLA and APA supporters believe is not colossal enough in its time-wasting ability. used by professors whose sole dream it is to stop students from slacking off for the weekend. goes well with coffee.
* e.g., ... I can't believe Mr. Smith just gave us that huge fucking essay! He's out of his mind.
# 10 - { essay:2154295 }
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[ "essay" ]
1: A composition that is usually a few pages long.
* e.g., ... I have to write another English essay today.
[ "essay" ]
2: Something that evil English teachers assign too many of.
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