english
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noun
report:
The essay was on world commerce.
Simple Definitions
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essay
a piece of writing written by a student as part of a course of study:
• We had to write an essay about the environment. • Have you handed in your essay yet?
paper
an essay written by a someone who has studied a subject as part of their research. Paper is also used about an essay that you have to write for a class at school, especially in American English:
• The professor has published over forty scientific papers on diseases of tropical crops • At the beginning of the school year we had to write a paper about our interests.
dissertation
a long essay written as part of a university degree:
• In the third year of their course, students have to write a 10,000 word dissertation on a topic that has been approved by their tutor.
thesis
a very long essay that is part of an advanced university degree such as a master’s degree or a doctorate:
• He wrote his doctoral thesis on the literature of the English romantic movement.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verbs
write/do an essay
• I’ve got a 3,000 word essay to write before Friday.
give in/hand in an essay
• Half the class failed to hand in their essay on time.
read an essay
• Did you read her essay on ‘The Waste Land’?
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + essay
an English/history/politics etc essay
• He got a good grade for his English essay.
an academic essay
• Mature students often need practice writing academic essays.
a literary essay
• In a literary essay, you should explore the meaning and construction of the text.
essay + NOUN
an essay question
• We practised essay questions from previous exam papers.
an essay title
• You will find a list of essay titles on the notice board.
an essay topic
• Students will be given six essay topics, from which they must choose two.
phrases
a collection of essays
• She published a collection of essays on philosophy.
transnet.ir
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noun QUANT. collection In 2001 she published a collection of essays. VERB + ESSAY do, write Have you done your essay yet? | give in, hand in Essays handed in late will not be accepted. ESSAY + NOUN question, title, topic You have to answer 3 out of 8 essay questions in the exam. PREP. in an/the ~ He made some very good points in his essay. | ~ about/on We've got to write an essay on the environment. | ~ by an essay by Montaigne
Oxford Collocations Dictionary