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Full Definition of ESSAY. transitive verb. 1. : to put to a test. 2. : to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform: try. â esÂ·sayÂ·er noun. See essay defined for English-language learners. See essay defined for kids.
An essay is a short work of nonfiction. A writer of essays is an essayist. In writing instruction, essay is often used as another word for composition. French author Michel de Montaigne coined the term when he assigned the title Essais to his first publication in 1580.