essay n. & v. n.

1 a composition, usu. short and in prose, on any subject.
2 (often foll. by at, in) formal an attempt. v.tr. formal attempt, try. essayist n.

[Middle English from assay, assimilated to French essayer, ultimately via Late Latin exagium ‘weighing’ from exigere ‘weigh’: see exact]

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