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31Essay — der Essay, s (Mittelstufe) kurze Abhandlung, in der wissenschaftliche, kulturelle oder gesellschaftliche Phänomene betrachtet werden Beispiel: Sein Essay wurde in der letzten Nummer veröffentlicht. Kollokation: einen Essay schreiben …
32essay — [15] Essay and assay [14] are fundamentally the same word, and only began to diverge in the 15th century. Both come via Old French assaier from Vulgar Latin *exagiāre ‘weigh out’, a verb derived from late Latin exagium ‘weighing’; this in turn… …
33essay — noun 1) he wrote an essay Syn: article, composition, study, paper, dissertation, thesis, discourse, treatise, disquisition, monograph; commentary, critique, theme 2) formal his first essay in telecommunications …
34essay — es|say sb., et, s el. essay, ene, i sms. essay , fx essaysamling …
35essay — [15] Essay and assay [14] are fundamentally the same word, and only began to diverge in the 15th century. Both come via Old French assaier from Vulgar Latin *exagiāre ‘weigh out’, a verb derived from late Latin exagium ‘weighing’; this in turn… …
36essay — I. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to put to a test 2. to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform ; try Synonyms: see attempt • essayer noun II. noun Etymology …
37essay — 1. noun a) A written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject. This was Lees first essay in the kind of offensive defensive strategy that was to become his hallmark. b) An attempt. See Also: essayist, essayistic 2 …
38essay — See assay. See assay, essay …
39Essay — Es|say [ ɛse, ɛ se:] der od. das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. essay, eigtl. »Versuch«, dies über fr. essai »Versuch, Abhandlung« aus lat. exagium »das Abwägen«> Abhandlung, die eine literarische od. wissenschaftliche Frage in knapper u.… …
40essay — 1 noun (C) 1 a short piece of writing by a student as part of a course of study (+ on/about): an essay on the causes of the French Revolution 2 a short piece of writing giving someone s ideas about politics, society etc 3 formal an attempt to do… …
