pre-essay

es·say

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun es-ey for 1, 2; es-ey, e-sey for 3–5; verb e-sey]
- /noun ˈɛs eɪ for 1, 2; ˈɛs eɪ, ɛˈseɪ for 3–5; verb ɛˈseɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun es-ey for 1, 2; es-ey, e-sey for 3–5; verb e-sey]
- /noun ˈɛs eɪ for 1, 2; ˈɛs eɪ, ɛˈseɪ for 3–5; verb ɛˈseɪ/

Definitions of pre-essay word

noun pre-essay a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative. 1
noun pre-essay anything resembling such a composition: a picture essay. 1
noun pre-essay an effort to perform or accomplish something; attempt. 1
noun pre-essay Philately. a design for a proposed stamp differing in any way from the design of the stamp as issued. 1
noun pre-essay Obsolete. a tentative effort; trial; assay. 1
verb with object pre-essay to try; attempt. 1

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Origin of pre-essay

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

1475-85; < Middle French essayer, cognate with Anglo-French assayer to assay < Late Latin exagium a weighing, equivalent to *exag(ere), for Latin exigere to examine, test, literally, to drive out (see exact) + -ium -ium

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Parts of speech for Pre-essay

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pre-essay

pre-essay popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".