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essay
'essay' - used as a noun
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. a tentative attempt

'essay' - used as a verb
3. make an effort or attempt
The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
4. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

derived forms
1. Essay / Plural
essays
2. Essay / Past
essayed
3. Essay / Third Person
essays
4. Essay / Present Participle
essaying
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