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essayer

Variant of essay

transitive verb

  1. to test the nature or quality of; try out
  2. to try; attempt

noun

    1. a trying or testing
    2. an attempt; trial
  1. a short literary composition of an analytical, interpretive, or reflective kind, dealing with its subject in a nontechnical, limited, often unsystematic way and, usually, expressive of the author's outlook and personality
  2. a proposed design for a new postage stamp or piece of paper money

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